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'''''El Cid Campeador''''' is an outdoor [[equestrian statue]] depicting the Spanish knight [[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]], in [[San Diego]], California. The [[bronze sculpture]] was created in 1927 and dedicated on July 5, 1930. The statue measures approximately 11 x 9 x 7&nbsp;ft, with a 16-foot diameter, and its concrete or Indiana limestone base measures approximately 11 x 14 x 8&nbsp;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>
'''''El Cid Campeador''''' is an outdoor [[equestrian statue]] depicting the Spanish knight [[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]], in [[San Diego]], California. The [[bronze sculpture]] was created in 1927 and dedicated on July 5, 1930. The statue measures approximately 11 x 9 x 7&nbsp;ft, with a 16-foot diameter, and its concrete or Indiana limestone base measures approximately 11 x 14 x 8&nbsp;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 original 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=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 cast 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.


==Gallery==
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Revision as of 19:02, 7 June 2021

El Cid Campeador
The statue in 2006
Artist
Year1927 (1927)
TypeSculpture
MediumSculpture: bronze
Base: concrete or Indiana limestone
SubjectEl Cid
Condition"Treatment needed" (1994)
LocationSan Diego, California, U.S.
Coordinates32°43′51″N 117°09′02″W / 32.73095°N 117.15044°W / 32.73095; -117.15044

El Cid Campeador is an outdoor equestrian statue depicting the Spanish knight El Cid by artist Anna Hyatt Huntington, architect William Templeton Johnson, and the foundry General Bronze Company, installed at Balboa Park's Plaza de Panama, in San Diego, California. The bronze sculpture was created in 1927 and dedicated on July 5, 1930. 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.[1]

Copies of Huntington's statue exist in other cities, including Buenos Aires, New York City, San Francisco, Seville, and Valencia.[2] The New York cast 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.

El Cid Campeador around the world
  • Solar corona above statue of El Cid
    San Francisco
  • backlit statue
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • statue outside Hispanic Society of America
    New York City
  • Seville, Spain
    Seville, Spain
  • Valencia, Spain
    Valencia, Spain

See also

References

  1. ^ "El Cid Campeador, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution.
  2. ^ Ollman, Leah (July 6, 1990). "Park's Buffed-Up 'El Cid' Remains Lackluster". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018.
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