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The monument features a [[bronze sculpture]] resting on a dark [[Barre granite]] pedestal designed by the architectural firm Clarke & Rapuano and donated by the Cuban government. The statue was cast in 1959, dedicated in May 1965, and conserved by the [[Central Park Conservancy]] in 1992 with funds raised by Cuban-Americans.<ref name=Parks>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/central-park/monuments/982|title=Central Park: Jose Julian Marti|access-date=February 23, 2020|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks & Recreation]]}}</ref> |
The monument features a [[bronze sculpture]] resting on a dark [[Barre granite]] pedestal designed by the architectural firm Clarke & Rapuano and donated by the Cuban government. The statue was cast in 1959, dedicated in May 1965, and conserved by the [[Central Park Conservancy]] in 1992 with funds raised by Cuban-Americans.<ref name=Parks>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/central-park/monuments/982|title=Central Park: Jose Julian Marti|access-date=February 23, 2020|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks & Recreation]]}}</ref> |
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An inscription on the east side of the base reads: "APOSTOL DE LA INDEPENDENCIA / DE CUBA GUIA DE LOS PUEBLOS / AMERICANOS Y PALADIN DE LA / DIGNIDAD HUMANA SU GENIO / LITERARIO RIVALIZA CON SU / CLARIVIDENCIA POLITICA NACIO / EN HABANA EL 28 DE ENERO DE / 1853. VIVIO QUINCE ANOS DE SU / DESTIERRO EN LA CIUDAD DE NUEVA / YORK MURIO EN EL COMBATE DE / DOS RIOS PROVINCIA DE ORIENTE / EL 19 DE MAYO DE 1895."<ref name=Parks/> An inscription on the |
An inscription on the east side of the base reads: "APOSTOL DE LA INDEPENDENCIA / DE CUBA GUIA DE LOS PUEBLOS / AMERICANOS Y PALADIN DE LA / DIGNIDAD HUMANA SU GENIO / LITERARIO RIVALIZA CON SU / CLARIVIDENCIA POLITICA NACIO / EN HABANA EL 28 DE ENERO DE / 1853. VIVIO QUINCE ANOS DE SU / DESTIERRO EN LA CIUDAD DE NUEVA / YORK MURIO EN EL COMBATE DE / DOS RIOS PROVINCIA DE ORIENTE / EL 19 DE MAYO DE 1895."<ref name=Parks/> An inscription on the base's west side reads, "APOSTLE OF CUBAN INDEPENDENCE / LEADER OF THE PEOPLES OF AMERICA / AND DEFENDER OF HUMAN DIGNITY / HIS LITERACY GENIUS VIED WITH HIS / POLITICAL FORESIGHT. HE WAS BORN / IN HAVANA ON JANUARY 28, 1853 / FOR FIFTEEN YEARS OF HIS EXILE HE LIVED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. / HE DIED IN ACTION AT DOS RIOS IN / ORIENTE PROVINCE ON MAY 19, 1895."<ref name=Parks/> |
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Equestrian statue of José Martí | |
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Artist | Anna Hyatt Huntington |
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Subject | José Martí |
Location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
40°45′57.8″N 73°58′33.9″W / 40.766056°N 73.976083°W |
A statue of José Martí by Anna Hyatt Huntington is installed in Manhattan's Central Park, in the U.S. state of New York.
Description and history
The monument features a bronze sculpture resting on a dark Barre granite pedestal designed by the architectural firm Clarke & Rapuano and donated by the Cuban government. The statue was cast in 1959, dedicated in May 1965, and conserved by the Central Park Conservancy in 1992 with funds raised by Cuban-Americans.[1]
An inscription on the east side of the base reads: "APOSTOL DE LA INDEPENDENCIA / DE CUBA GUIA DE LOS PUEBLOS / AMERICANOS Y PALADIN DE LA / DIGNIDAD HUMANA SU GENIO / LITERARIO RIVALIZA CON SU / CLARIVIDENCIA POLITICA NACIO / EN HABANA EL 28 DE ENERO DE / 1853. VIVIO QUINCE ANOS DE SU / DESTIERRO EN LA CIUDAD DE NUEVA / YORK MURIO EN EL COMBATE DE / DOS RIOS PROVINCIA DE ORIENTE / EL 19 DE MAYO DE 1895."[1] An inscription on the base's west side reads, "APOSTLE OF CUBAN INDEPENDENCE / LEADER OF THE PEOPLES OF AMERICA / AND DEFENDER OF HUMAN DIGNITY / HIS LITERACY GENIUS VIED WITH HIS / POLITICAL FORESIGHT. HE WAS BORN / IN HAVANA ON JANUARY 28, 1853 / FOR FIFTEEN YEARS OF HIS EXILE HE LIVED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. / HE DIED IN ACTION AT DOS RIOS IN / ORIENTE PROVINCE ON MAY 19, 1895."[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Central Park: Jose Julian Marti". New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
External links
- Media related to José Martí by Anna Hyatt Huntington at Wikimedia Commons
- 1959 sculptures
- 1965 establishments in New York City
- Bronze sculptures in Central Park
- Equestrian statues in New York City
- Granite sculptures in New York City
- Monuments and memorials in Manhattan
- Cultural depictions of Cuban men
- Outdoor sculptures in Manhattan
- Sculptures in Central Park
- Sculptures of men in New York City
- Manhattan stubs
- New York (state) sculpture stubs