Roman Gladiator (sculpture)
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 The statue in 2013 | |
| Artist | Gustave Georges (Joris) Theodore Geefs |
| Year | 1881 |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
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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.
Description
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
The 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
References
- 1 2 3 "Roman Gladiator, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
External links
Media related to Roman Gladiator by Georges Geefs at Wikimedia Commons- National Identity and Nineteenth-Century Franco-Belgian Sculpture, note 39 by Jana Wijnsouw, 2018
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