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Aspiration, (sculpture). Artist:  Burnham, Roger Noble, 1876-1962, sculptor. Title:  Aspiration, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Monument to Rudolph Valentino, (sculpture). Dates:  1930. Dedicated May 6, 1930. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble. Dimensions:  Approx. 36 x 16 x 16 in. Inscription:  (On base:) ASPIRATION/ERECTED IN MEMORY OF/RUDOLPH VALENTINO/1895-1926/PRESENTED BY HIS FREIDNS AND ADMIRERS FROM EVERY WALK OF/LIFE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD/IN APPRECIATION OF THE HAPPI-/NESS BROUGHT TO THEM BY HIS/CINEMA PORTRAYALS Description:  A four foot bronze male nude, with arms at sides, poised tiptoe on a globe. The statue is set within a small pond. Subject:  Homage -- Valentino, Rudolph Performing Arts -- Theater -- Performer Figure male -- Nude Figure male -- Full length 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 Located De Longpre Park, 1350 North Cherokee, Los Angeles, California Remarks:  The sculpture commemorates the 1920's silent screen star Rudolph Valentino and was erected on his birthday. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. Illustration:  Los Angeles Times, Aug. 31, 1979, pt. 1, pg. 1. 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 CA000383   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000383 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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