Roman Gladiator is an outdoor 1881 bronze sculpture by Gustave Georges (Joris) Theodore Geefs (20 November 1850 – 4 December 1933), the son of Joseph Geefs who is a brother of Guillaume Geefs, installed in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, in the U.S. state of California.
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_Geefs,_1881_-_De_Young_Museum,_Golden_Gate_Park_-_DSC00268.JPG) The statue in 2013 | |
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| Artist | Gustave Georges (Joris) Theodore Geefs |
| Year | 1881 |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Location | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| 37°46′15″N 122°28′06″W / 37.770723°N 122.468457°W | |
Description
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The statue depicts a nude man holding a sword, and wearing a cloak and helmet. It measures approximately 100 x 36.25 x 33 inches, and rests on a base that measures approximately 40 x 44 x 44 inches.[1] The bronze plaque on the front of the base reads:
IN COMMEMORATION / OF THE INAUGURATION / OF THE / CALIFORNIA MIDWINTER INTERNATIONAL / EXPOSITION / ON THIS SPOT THE FIRST SHOVELFULL OF EARTH WAS TURNED / WITH CEREMONIES ON AUGUST 24th 1893.[1]
History
editThe sculpture was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1992, and is administered by the San Francisco Arts Commission.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Roman Gladiator, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
External links
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Media related to Roman Gladiator by Guillaume Geefs at Wikimedia Commons- National Identity and Nineteenth-Century Franco-Belgian Sculpture, note 39 by Jana Wijnsouw, 2018
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