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History -- United States
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Luna, Maximiliano
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Political
Dress -- Uniform
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Las Vegas
Relief
Sculpture
Memorial to Maximiliano Luna, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Memorial to Maximiliano Luna, (sculpture).
Dates:
1943.
Medium:
Bronze and stone.
Dimensions:
Approx. 10 x 6 x 6 ft.
Inscription:
(On relief plaque, raised:) (Head of Maximiliano Luna and laurel wreath)/IN MEMORY OF/MAXIMILIANO LUNA/SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES/TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO 1899/CAPT. TROOP F FIRST U.S. VOL.CAVALRY (ROUGH RIDERS)/AND FIRST LIEUT. 34TH U.S.VOL.INFANTRY/BORN JUNE 16TH,A.D.1870/DIED IN THE DISCHARGE OF DUTY/PHILIPPINE ISLANDS NOV. 18TH, 1899
Description:
A relief plaque attached to one side of a large four-sided square structure with a pyramid-shaped top. The relief plaque contains a portrait of Maximiliano Luna enclosed within a laurel-like wreath with laurel branches fanning out on each side. Maximiliano Luna wears a cavalry cap and a military coat with the insignia "N.M." on each side of the neck lapel. The portrait sits at the top of an inscribed plaque.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Spanish American War
History -- United States -- Philippine Insurrection
Portrait male -- Luna, Maximiliano -- Head
Occupation -- Military -- Captain
Occupation -- Political -- Speaker of the House
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Las Vegas
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Luna Vocational Technical Institute, P. O. Drawer K, Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701
Remarks:
Maximiliano Luna, 1870-1899, served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the Territory of New Mexico in 1899. He served as the Captain for Troop F of the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, also known as "Rough Riders," and was a First Lieutenant for the 34th U.S. Volunteer Infantry. He died in the discharge of duty in the Philippine Islands on November 18th, 1899. Nearby plaque reads: COMMITTEE/COL.HARRY S.BERRY/GEN.RUSSELL CHARLTON/SEN. GEORGE ARMIJO/JUNE 6, 1943.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1995.
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 NM000159
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NM000159
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