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Lopez, Tony,
History -- Nicaragua
Portrait male -- Izquierdo, Nestor A.
Occupation -- Military
Dress -- Uniform
Ethnic -- Cuban
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Miami
Sculpture
Nestor Izquierdo Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lopez, Tony, sculptor.
Title:
Nestor Izquierdo Memorial, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Tile and wood, painted.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 1 1/2 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
Tony Lopez (On top plaque on front of base:) HONRAR HONRA/ESTA OBRA A LA MEMORIAL DE/NESTOR A. IZQUIERDO/REALIZADA POR ACCION CUBANA/Y AMIGOS DE TONY IZQUIERDO/1984-1991/ESCULTOR TONY LOPEZ (On bottom plaque on front of base:) RENE MARTINEZ DIAZ/MAESTRO DE OBRA signed
Description:
A portrait of Nestor "Tony" Izquierdo holding a machine gun with his proper right hand on the trigger and his proper left hand on the barrel. He is dressed in military fatigues, a beret, and combat boots. He carries a canteen on his proper left hip. His facial expression is a near-smile. The sculpture is mounted on a three-tiered base composed of tile with a wood frame. The base is painted a high gloss black. The sculpture is installed in a brick courtyard surrounded by a three-foot-high wrought iron fence and locked gate. There are lamp posts on each side at the front and flag poles on each side at the rear. The American flag is flown from one pole and the Cuban flag is flown from the other pole.
Subject:
History -- Nicaragua -- Sandinista Revolution
Portrait male -- Izquierdo, Nestor A. -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Ethnic -- Cuban
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Miami
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Miami, Public Works Department, 275 NW 2nd Street, Miami, Florida
Located Cuban Memorial Boulevard, at the intersection SW 8th Street & SW 13th Avenue in Little Havana, Miami, Florida
Remarks:
The sculpture honors Cuban Nestor "Tony" Izquierdo, who served as an advisor to Somoza's National Guard in Nicaragua during the Sandinista Revolution. Izquierdo died fighting the Sandinistas, who eventually overthrew the Somoza regime. The sculpture cost approximately $65,000 and was approved for installation on Cuban Memorial Boulevard in Miami's Little Havana in April of 1986. The group, Accion Cubana, and general secretary Gilberto Casanova, organized the sculpture project and led the fund-raising campaign. Money for the sculpture was contributed by Cuban exile groups and others. IAS files contain an article from the Miami Herald.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Miami 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 FL000814
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
FL000814
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