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{{Short description|Equestrian statue by Anna Hyatt Huntington}}
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'''''El Cid Campeador''''' is an outdoor [[equestrian statue]] depicting the 11-century Spanish knight and warlord [[El Cid]] by artist [[Anna Hyatt Huntington]], architect [[William Templeton Johnson]], and the foundry General Bronze Company, installed at [[Balboa Park (San Diego)|Balboa Park]]'s [[Plaza de Panama]]
The statue measures approximately 11 x 9 x 7 ft, with a 16-foot diameter, and its concrete or Indiana limestone base measures approximately 11 x 14 x 8 ft. It was surveyed and deemed "treatment needed" by the [[Smithsonian Institution]]'s "[[Save Outdoor Sculpture!]]" program in March 1994.<ref>{{cite web|title=El Cid Campeador, (sculpture).|url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!321934~!0#focus|publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>
Copies of Huntington's statue exist in other cities, including Buenos Aires, New York City, San Francisco, Seville, and Valencia.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ollman|first1=Leah|title=Park's Buffed-Up 'El Cid' Remains Lackluster|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 6, 1990|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1990-07-06/entertainment/ca-295_1_el-cid|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202032902/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-07-06/entertainment/ca-295_1_el-cid|archive-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref> The New York version is on the grounds of the [[Hispanic Society of America]] on [[Audubon Terrace]] in [[Manhattan]]. Anna Hyatt Huntington was the wife of [[Archer M. Huntington]], the society's founder.▼
▲Copies of Huntington's statue exist in other cities, including Buenos Aires, New York City, San Francisco, Seville, and Valencia.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ollman|first1=Leah|title=Park's Buffed-Up 'El Cid' Remains Lackluster|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 6, 1990|url=
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==See also==
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* [[1927 in art]]
==References==
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{{Rodrigo Díaz}}
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