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Pueblo, Juan,
Figure male -- Child
Figure male -- Nude
Animal -- Fish
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Santa Barbara
Fountain
Sculpture
Puerta Vallarta Sister City Sculpture, (sculpture).
Artist:
Pueblo, Juan, sculptor.
Title:
Puerta Vallarta Sister City Sculpture, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Boy on a Seahorse, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated July 29, 1980.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: aggregate stone; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft. 7 in. x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 11 in. x 6 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(Incised at rear of sculpture:) Juan Pueblo (On sculpture banner:) POR UNA/AMISTAD SIN/FRONTERAS/FRONTERAS (On plaque at rear of sculpture:) BOY ON A SEAHORSE/A GIFT FROM THE PEOPLE OF/PUERTA VALLARTA, MEXICO OUR/SISTER CITY, GIVEN IN FRIENDSHIP/TO THE PEOPLE OF SANTA BARBARA./JULY 29, 1980. signed
Description:
A nude boy rides on a seahorse in the ocean. A wide-brimmed hat hangs down the boy's back. His proper right hand is upraised and he holds on to the seahorse with his proper left hand. A pattern of sculpted waves surrounds the figures and there is a banner of text along the front. The sculpture stands on a plain tapered base within the harbor.
Subject:
Figure male -- Child -- Full length
Figure male -- Nude
Animal -- Fish -- Seahorse
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Santa Barbara
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara Arts Commission, 112 A West Cabrillo Boulevard, Santa Barbara, California 93101
Located Santa Barbara Harbor, Santa Barbara, California
Remarks:
Gift of the people of Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, Santa Barbara's sister city. Access to the sculpture is somewhat limited as there is a fence around the back of it and water in the front.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA001828
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001828
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