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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Macho, V.,     Codina Hnos. (Madrid),     Portrait male -- De Hostos, Eugenio Maria     Occupation -- Education     Occupation -- Science     Occupation -- Writer     Occupation -- Law     Ethnic -- Puerto Rican     Ethnic -- Spanish     Sculpture

Eugenio Maria de Hostos, (sculpture). Artist:  Macho, V., sculptor. Codina Hnos. (Madrid), founder. Title:  Eugenio Maria de Hostos, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Jan. 11, 1978. Rededicated Jan. 28, 1999. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cast bronze. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 20 x 11 x 11 in.; Bust: approx. H. 3 ft. Inscription:  (Stamped:) Codina Hnos. Madrid unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Bust of Eugenio Maria de Hostos, with thick moustache and full beard, shirtless. Subject:  Portrait male -- De Hostos, Eugenio Maria -- Bust Occupation -- Education -- Philosopher Occupation -- Science -- Sociologist Occupation -- Writer Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Ethnic -- Puerto Rican Ethnic -- Spanish Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Metro Dade County, Art in Public Places, 111 N.W. 1st Street, #610, Miami, Florida 33128 Located DeHostos Community Center, 2902 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida Provenance:  Donated by City of Miami, Parks and Recreation, 1390 N.W. 7th Street, Miami, Florida 33125 March 1994. Formerly located Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida Remarks:  Eugenio Maria de Hostos (1839-1903) was a Puerto Rican educator, writer, sociologist, and lawyer in Madrid. The bust was brought to Florida, possibly from Madrid, around 1977. It was originally installed in Bayfront Park and dedicated on January 11, 1978 by the City of Miami Department of Parks and Recreation. It was donated to Mayor Maurice A. Ferre by J. A. Balseiro, in memory of his wife, Mercedes P. Balseiro. Sometime thereafter the sculpture was moved. A March, 1994 Resolution (#94-164) was passed by the City of Miami to donate the bust to the Metro-Dade County Art in Public Places Program. The 1994 Resolution called for placement of the bust at the county-owned De Hostos Community Center (the Metro-Dade Wynwood Neighborhood Service Center) in Miami. At the time of the SOS! survey, the bust was not on its new pedestal at that site. IAS files contain a copy of the 1978 dedication program, a transcription of text on original base, and an article from Florida Park & Recreation News (Feb. 1978): pg. 7, which shows the bust at the time of its dedication, with pedestal and plaques visible. IAS files also contain a shipping receipt dated June, 1977; a copy of Resolution No. 94-164; and transfer receipt to Metro Dade County Art in Public Places, dated Oct. 18, 1994. Conservation:  Treated 1999. SAT, Inc. (New York, NY). Treatment report on file with conservator. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Miami survey, 1995. SOS Assessment Award, 1998. SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 1998. SOS Conservation Notification Report, 1999. Illustration:  Image on file. Florida Parks & Recreation News (Feb. 1978): pg. 7. 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 FL000751   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000751 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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