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Compagnion, Ivette,
Fundicion Sarruly Buthhass,
Portrait male -- Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino
Ethnic -- Argentine
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Education
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Statue, (sculpture).
Artist:
Compagnion, Ivette, sculptor.
Fundicion Sarruly Buthhass, founder.
Title:
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Statue, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 1973.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: cement.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 4 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 7 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque on front of sculpture:) DOMINGO F. SARMIENTO/ 1811-1888/ PRESIDENT OF ARGENTINA DIPLOMAT/ WRITER FATHER OF THE ARGENTINE/ EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND FRIEND OF/ THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THE ARGENTINE/ REPUBLIC TO THE CITY OF BOSTON./ BOSTON MAY 1973 (On proper left side of sculpture:) IVETTE COMPAGNION 1973 (On rear of sculpture:) FUNDICION SARUBBI Y BUCHASS/BUENOS AIRES/REP ARGENTINA signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A standing portrait of Sarmiento dressed in a suit with a drape over his proper right shoulder. Behind the figure are two small rectangular shapes from which the figure emerges. The surface of the sculpture is highly textured. The sculpture rests on a square cement base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino -- Full length
Ethnic -- Argentine
Occupation -- Political -- President
Occupation -- Education
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201
Located Commonwealth Avenue Mall, Between Hereford and Gloucester Streets, Boston, Massachusetts
Remarks:
Sarmiento is a former President of Argentina who was known as the father of public education in Argentina. He modeled the public school system of Argentina after the public school system in Boston. The monument was a gift to the City of Boston from the government of Argentina. Mayor John F. Fitzgerald accepted the gift in 1913, but the sculpture was not commissioned and shipped from Buenos Aires until 1973. The sculpture was cleaned and conserved in October 1993 by the Fogg Center of Harvard University Art Museums. IAS files contain a copy of the Condition Survey of Boston Sculpture form dated Nov. 28, 1979. For additional information see the files of the Boston Art Commission.
References:
Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.
Zoukee, Sophye A., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 57.
"Public Art in Boston," Boston: Institute of Contemporary Art, 1975.
Boston Globe, May 21, 1973.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 57.
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 MA000009
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