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Prospero Bernardi, (sculpture). Artist:  Coppini, Pompeo, 1870-1957, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. (possibly by) Title:  Prospero Bernardi, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Bust of Prospero Bernardi, (sculpture). Dates:  1936. Dedicated Oct. 12, 1936. Medium:  Figure: bronze; Base: pink granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 6 ft. x 3 ft. x 1 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 8 1/2 x 3 x 3 ft. Inscription:  (On side of figure:) Pompeo Coppini Sc (On front of base:) PROSPERO BERNARDI/ITALIAN TEXAS HERO/AT THE BATTLE OF/SAN JACINTO 1836 signed Description:  Waist-length figure of Prospero Bernardi. He is bearded and wears western clothing. He holds an object in each of his hands at his waist. The object in his proper right hand seems to be a gun. Subject:  Portrait male -- Bernardi, Prospero -- Waist length Ethnic -- Italian History -- United States -- Texas Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Dallas Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Dallas, Department of Park & Recreation, Division of Cultural Affairs, 1925 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas 75201 Accession Number: CD.1936.25 Located Fair Park, Near the Hall of State, Dallas, Texas Exhibitions:  Texas Centennial Exposition, Dallas, 1936. Remarks:  Prospero Bernardi was a hero at the Battle of San Jacinto. Figure was commissioned by the Dallas Italian-American newspaper La Tribuna Italiana, donated by Italian residents of Texas, and dedicated on October 12, 1936 in honor of Italian Day at the Texas Centennial Exposition. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Dallas survey, 1992. City of Dallas, 1988. 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 63760017   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 63760017 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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