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    		• Blanes, Juan Manuel,
     
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    		• Unknown (Montevideo, Uruguay),
     
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    		• H2L2 Architects and Planners,
     
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    		• Corson and Gruman Company,
     
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    		• John L. Goss Corporation,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Artigas, Jose Gervasio
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Uruguayan
     
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    		• Occupation -- Military
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    General Jose Gervasio Artigas, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Blanes, Juan Manuel, 1830-1910, sculptor.
    Unknown (Montevideo, Uruguay), founder.
    H2L2 Architects and Planners, architectural firm.
    Corson and Gruman Company, contractor.
    John L. Goss Corporation, fabricator.
    Title: 
    General Jose Gervasio Artigas, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Gaucho Statue, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Original cast 1898. Recast ca. early 1940s. Dedicated June 19, 1950.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: Deer Island granite and Moose-a-Bec granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. x 63 in. x 65 in.; Base: approx. 58 x 50 x 50 in.
    Inscription: 
    From the people of Uruguay to the people of the United States. Liberty of America is my dream and its attainment my only hope. (Base, front:) JOSE ARTIGAS
    Description: 
    Standing figure of General Artigas dressed in his military uniform which consists of a short jacket, buttoned vest, and tall boots each adorned with a tassel. With his proper right hand, he holds out his hat. His proper left hand rests on the top of his sword which hangs horizontally at his side. His proper left foot is slightly forward and he stares straight ahead. The sculpture stands atop a low square base.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Artigas, Jose Gervasio -- Full length
    Ethnic -- Uruguayan
    Occupation -- Military -- General
    Occupation -- Other -- Reformer
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
    Located Constitution Avenue & 18th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia
    Remarks: 
    This sculpture is a recast of Blanes' sculpture of Artigas which was cast in Florence in 1898 and stands in Montevideo, Uruguay. The design of Blanes' sculpture was taken from his painting of Artigas standing in the doorway of his fortress at Montevideo. As a goodwill gesture prior to WWII, Uruguay's General Genta suggested the gift of the sculpture and in the early 1940s a cast was made in Montevideo from the original. It was paid for by Uruguayan school children and an appropriation from the Uruguayan Chamber of Deputies. When finished, the sculpture could not be shipped to the U.S. because of wartime restrictions on transportation.
    The sculpture remained in Uruguay until after WWII when General Genta shipped it to the U.S. on April 16, 1947 without the prior knowledge of the American embassy. The sculpture was authorized for placement on federal property on June 26, 1948. On June 25, 1949 Congress authorized $23,000 in funds for construction of the base and the installation site. The base was designed by Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson to be in keeping with the design of the Pan American Union building which is next to the sculpture. The John L. Goss Corporation was responsible for the stone work.
    IAS files contain an excerpt from Jannelle Warren-Findley's Aug. 1, 1985 report for the National Park Service entitled, "A Guide to Selected Statues, Monuments and Memorials," National Capital Parks - Central, National Park Service, Washington, D.C. (RFQ 3-4-1919) which includes a brief maintenance history, a list of bibliographic sources, and notes to additional information found in National Park Service files. The Goode publication notes that the sculpture was cast in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1949-1950, but the National Park Service material notes that the sculpture was cast in the early 1940s. The government of Uruguay made several casts of the Artigas sculpture for other countries which by 1948 included Venezuela, Cuba, Argentina, Peru, and Colombia.
    References: 
    National Park Service, 1985.
    Smithsonian Institution Research Expeditions Volunteer Project, 1991.
    Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 443-444.
    Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. M-5.
    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 56940002
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