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Nelson, Billy,
Mason, Allen,
Bright Foundry,
Portrait male -- Soto, Hernando de
Occupation -- Other
Dress -- Historic
Dress -- Accessory
Dress -- Historic
Ethnic -- Spanish
Emblem -- Coat of Arms
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah
Sculpture
Hernando de Soto, (sculpture).
Artist:
Nelson, Billy, sculptor.
Mason, Allen, designer.
Bright Foundry, founder.
Title:
Hernando de Soto, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Savannah's Columbian Quincentennial Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bust: bronze; Base: brick.
Dimensions:
Bust: approx. 48 x 46 1/2 x 22 in.; Base: approx. 36 x 88 x 30 in.
Inscription:
(On front lower proper left of shoulder:) "B. Nelson" (On top plaque, front of base, incised lettering:) HERNANDO DE SOTO/C 1495-1542 (On lower plaque, front of base, incised lettering:) CIRCULO DEL EXPLORADOR/(transcription illegible) D. WALL, M. D./PATRONS/THE ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE ALUMNI/ASSOCIATION AND THE DEPT. OF LANGUAGES,/LITERATURE, AND DRAMATIC ARTS/UNION CAMP CORP.- OGLETHORPE MALL - PUBLIX/THE BRANIGAR ORGANIZATION, INC./THE HISPANIC HERITAGE CLUB/ISMAEL MONTES, M.D. AND CATHY MONTES/THE ITALIAN HERITAGE SOCIETY OF SAVANNAH/THE SAVANNAH MARITIME FESTIVAL/COMMEMORATING 500 YEARS OF CATHOLICISM/AND JEWISH SETTLEMENT IN THE AMERICAS/THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH AND/CONGREGATION (transcription illegible) ISRAEL/(transcription illegible) signed
Description:
A bust of Hernando De Soto in a helmet adorned with a plume on the proper right side. De Soto is depicted with a beard and wearing armor. The sculpture is mounted atop a wall-like upper base that sits within a walled lower base that serves as a planter. A plaque on the front of the upper base bears a coat of arms in relief. There are spotlights at the front corners of the planter.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Soto, Hernando de -- Bust
Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
Dress -- Historic -- Renaissance Dress
Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet
Dress -- Historic -- Armor
Ethnic -- Spanish
Emblem -- Coat of Arms
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by Armstrong State College, Armstrong State College Hispanic Society, 11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401
Coadministered by Armstrong State College, Department of Languages, Literature and Dramatic Arts, 11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401
Located 100 General McIntosh Boulevard, south bank of Savannah River, Savannah, Georgia
Remarks:
The bust of Hernando De Soto (ca. 1495-1542), a 16th century Spanish explorer, was created as part of Savannah's Columbian Quincentennial. IAS files contain the artist's sketch of sculpture, dated Oct. 23, 1991, which contains detailed dimensions for bust. Allen Mason was the original sketch designer.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.
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 GA000435
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Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000435
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