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Coronado's March, (sculpture). Artist:  Laughlin, David, 1928- , sculptor. Title:  Coronado's March, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1964-1966. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel with natural patina; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 38 in. x 9 ft. 3 in. x 30 ft. Description:  Sculpture consists of fifteen stylized Spanish soldiers, some walking and some on horseback, led by the figure of a priest. The sculpture contains eight horses and three mules. The sculpture is placed behind a low decorative railing in a semi-enclosed area that includes rocks and a bush. Subject:  Figure group Portrait male -- Coronado, Francisco Vasquez de -- Full length Ethnic -- Spanish Occupation -- Other -- Explorer History -- Exploration -- Americas Animal -- Horse Animal -- Mule Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Heitman Retail Properties of New Mexico, Director of Operations, 6600 Menaul, N.E., Suite #1, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 Remarks:  Commissioned by Homart Development Company, a subsidiary of Sears. Dedicated by the Historical Society of New Mexico in recognition of the Coronado Center's record of historical and cultural encouragement. The sculpture depicts the historical land march in 1540 by Captain Coronado and his men from Mexico City to Arizona, New Mexico, and Kansas in search of the legend of the seven golden cities. The sculpture has been moved three times within the Coronado Center. At one time there was a circulating pump for water so that the figures appeared to be fording the Rio Grande, but that proved not to be practical. IAS files contain transcription of nearby plaques. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994. 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 NM000323   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000323 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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