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Lopez, Sanchez,
Mythology -- American Indian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio
Sculpture
Coyolxauhqui, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lopez, Sanchez, sculptor.
Title:
Coyolxauhqui, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Moon Goddess, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1920's (?).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Marble and reinforced concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. 8 in.
Inscription:
(Carved on proper left back shoulder:) SANCHEZ LOPEZ signed
Description:
A pre-Columbian style moon goddess, with marble head and concrete body. She is seen standing. She wears a headdress decorated with a pattern of shells, and large earrings. She has three overlapping circles on each cheek.
Subject:
Mythology -- American Indian -- Coyolxauhqui
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Southwestern Bell Corporation, Telephone Pioneers of America, 4119 Broadway at Hildebrand Avenue, San Antonio, Texas 78209
Located Pioneer Park, 4119 Broadway at Hildebrand Avenue, San Antonio, Texas
Remarks:
The park was constructed in the 1920s and the sculpture may date from that time period.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS TX000671
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000671
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