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California State Building Frontispiece, (sculpture). Artist:  Piccirilli, Attilio, 1866-1945, sculptor. Piccirilli, Furio, 1868-1949, sculptor. Piccirilli, Horatio, 1872-1954, sculptor. Piccirilli, Thomas, sculptor. Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, 1869-1924, architect. Title:  California State Building Frontispiece, (sculpture). Dates:  1914-1915. Dedicated April 30, 1967. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 35 ft. x W. 50 ft. Inscription:  (Inscriptions under each figure) unsigned Description:  Building facade decorated with reliefs, figures and emblems reflecting early history of San Diego. At the very top stands the figure of Father Junipero Serra. On the right side top to bottom: Bust of Philip III of Spain; Coat of Arms of Spain; figure of Sebastion Vizcaino; figure of George Vancouver and Father Luis Jayme. On the left side top to bottom: Bust of Carlos III of Spain; Coat of Arms of Mexico; figure of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo; bust of Gaspar de Portola, and figure of Father Antonio de la Ascencion. Subject:  History -- United States -- California Portrait male -- Serra, Junipero -- Full length Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy Portrait male -- Philip III -- Bust Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat Ethnic -- Spanish Emblem -- Coat of Arms Portrait male -- Vizcaino, Sebastian -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Portrait male -- Vancouver, George -- Bust Ethnic -- British Occupation -- Transportation -- Navigator Portrait male -- Jayme, Luis -- Full length Religion -- Martyr Portrait male -- Carlos III -- Bust Portrait male -- Cabrillo, Juan Rodriguez -- Full length Ethnic -- Portuguese Portrait male -- Portola, Gaspar de -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- Governor Portrait male -- Ascencion, Antonio de la -- Full length Occupation -- Science -- Cartographer Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Diego Architectural component Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of San Diego, Park and Recreation Department, 202 C Street, MS 9B, San Diego, California 92101 Located Museum of Man, Balboa Park, San Diego, California Remarks:  Facade sculpture commemorates important individuals in San Diego's history. Included is Franciscan padre Father Junipero Serra, who founded the Mission San Diego de Alcala on July 16, 1769, which became the birthdate for the City; Spanish explorer Sebastion Vizcaino, who discovered San Diego Bay in 1602; George Vancouver, English navigator, who sailed into San Diego Bay in 1783 and Father Luis Jayme, California's first Christian martyr. Also depicted are Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Portuguese-born explorer, discoverer of San Diego Bay in 1542; Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola, who became the first governor of California and Father Antonio de la Ascencion a cartographer for Vizcaino. The architect of the California State Building was Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue. The statues are the work of Furio and Attilio Piccirilli; ornamental work by Horatio and Thomas Piccirilli. IAS files contain related excerpts from Florence Christman's "The Romance of Balboa Park," San Diego: San Diego Historical Society, 1985, pg. 57-60; Carleton Monroe Winslow's "The Architecture and The Gardens of the San Diego Exposition," San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1916, pg. 30-34. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Diego survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Christman, Florence, "The Romance of Balboa Park," San Diego Historical Society, 1985. 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 CA000588   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000588 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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