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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Martinez, Julian,     Maldonado, Manuel,     Portrait male -- Morelos y Pavon, Jose Maria     Occupation -- Religion     Occupation -- Other     Ethnic -- Mexican     Equestrian     Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles     Sculpture

Jose Maria Morelos Y Pavon 1765-1815 Servio de la Nacion, (sculpture). Artist:  Martinez, Julian, 1921- , sculptor. Maldonado, Manuel, caster. Title:  Jose Maria Morelos Y Pavon 1765-1815 Servio de la Nacion, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Equestrian Statue of Father Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 13, 1981. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 16 x 5 x 15 ft. Inscription:  (On sculpture:) ESCULTOR / JULIAN MARTINEZ / FONDIDOR / MANUEL MALDONADO / MEXICO, 1980 (On plaque on base:) JOSE MARIA MORELOS Y PAVON/1765-1815/SIERVO DE LA NACION/ (On left side of plaque:) LUCHADOR POR LA INDEPENDENCIA DE/MEXICO, DIO A SU PUEBLO VICTORIAS/MILITARES Y SU PRIMERA CONSTITUCION./SU ACCION PERDURA EN EL PRESENTE Y/ORIENTA LOS MEJORES ESFUERZOS DE/SU PATRIA/ESTE MONOMENTO A JOSE MARIA MORELOS/Y PAVON, HEROE DE LA INDEPENDENCIA DE/MEXICO, FUE DONADO ALA CIUDAD DE LOS/ANGELES POR EL LIC. JOSE LOPEZ/PORTILLO, PRESIDENTE DE LOS/ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS./JUNIO 13 DE 1981 (On right side of plaque:) A FIGHTER FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF MEXICO, WHO GAVE THE PEOPLE MILITARY/VICTORIES AND THEIR FIRST CONSTITUTION/HIS DEED LIVE TODAY IN THE CONTINUED/INSPIRED EFFORTS IN BEHALF OF THE/HIGHEST IDEALS OF HIS COUNTRY/THIS MONUMENT TO JOSE MARIA MORELOS/Y PAVON, HERO OF MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE/WAS DONATED TO THE CITY OF LOS/ANGELES BY LIC. JOSE LOPEZ/PORTILLO, PRESIDENT OF THE/UNITED STATES OF MEXICO./JUNE 13, 1981 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length portrait of Jose Maria Morelos Y Pavon. He is mounted on a horse and wears a hat and long riding coat. The bronze sculpture stands on a concrete base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Morelos y Pavon, Jose Maria -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Ethnic -- Mexican Equestrian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, 433 South Spring Street, 10th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013 Accession Number: P-830 Located El Parque de Mexico, Lincoln Park, Mission & North Main, Los Angeles, California Remarks:  Morelos y Parvon was a revolutionary figure in Mexican history who joined the insurrection against Spain in 1811. The sculpture was a gift to the City of Los Angeles from Mexican President Portillo. Alternate title was taken from city Inventory Form. IAS files contain copy of related City of Los Angeles Municipal Arts Department Inventory Form - Permanent Collection. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995. Wharton & Griswold Associates, Inc., 1996. 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 CA001374   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001374 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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