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    		• Lion, Henry,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Cabrillo, Juan Rodriguez
     
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    		• Occupation -- Other
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Portuguese
     
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    		• Architecture -- Boat
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Pedro
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Juan Rodriques Cabrillo, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Lion, Henry, 1900-1966, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Juan Rodriques Cabrillo, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1936. Dedicated Aug. 22, 1936.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Plaster-coated concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 15 x 6 x 5 ft.
    Inscription: 
    HENRY LION (Plaque on base reads:) ERECTED BY THE FEDERAL ART PROJECT/IN COOPERATION WITH THE INTER SERVICE/CLUB COUNCIL OF SAN PEDRO AND THE/PLAYGROUND AND CREATION DEPARTMENT/OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES/1956 signed
    Description: 
    Full-length male "portrait" of Juan Rodriques Cabrillo. He stands sideways on what appears to be the bow of a ship. He wears a cape draped over his shoulders and has shoulder-length hair. His proper right hand rests on his proper right knee.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Cabrillo, Juan Rodriguez -- Full length
    Occupation -- Other -- Explorer
    Ethnic -- Portuguese
    Architecture -- Boat -- Detail
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Pedro
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, 433 South Spring Street, 10th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013
    Located Cabrillo Beach, Oliver Vickery Circle Way, San Pedro, California
    Remarks: 
    Funded through the Federal Art Project with additional funds for materials from the citizens of San Pedro. Juan Rodriques Cabrillo (d. 1543) was a Portuguese-born explorer in the service of Spain. In 1542, he discovered and explored the Southern California coast and the San Diego and Monterey Bays.
    IAS files contain copy of Municipal Art Department Inventory form; excerpt from Nancy Dustin Wall Moure, "Painting & Sculpture in California," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980 (which gives date of monument as 1934); and related newspaper clippings, including one from the Los Angeles Times, March 1, 1936.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA000433
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