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| Artist |
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| Year | 1927 (1927) |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Sculpture: bronze Base: concrete or Indiana limestone |
| Subject | El Cid |
| Condition | "Treatment needed" (1994) |
| Location | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 32°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 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'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.
Copies of Huntington's statue exist in other cities, including Buenos Aires, New York City, San Francisco, Seville, and Valencia. 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
El Cid Campeador around the world-
San Francisco
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
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New York City
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Seville, Spain
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Valencia, Spain
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See also
References
- "El Cid Campeador, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution.
- 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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- 1927 sculptures
- Balboa Park (San Diego)
- Bronze sculptures in California
- Cultural depictions of El Cid
- Equestrian statues in Argentina
- Equestrian statues in California
- Equestrian statues in New York City
- Equestrian statues in Spain
- Monuments and memorials in Argentina
- Monuments and memorials in California
- Monuments and memorials in Manhattan
- Monuments and memorials in Spain
- Outdoor sculptures in Argentina
- Outdoor sculptures in Manhattan
- Outdoor sculptures in San Diego
- Outdoor sculptures in San Francisco
- Outdoor sculptures in Spain
- Sculptures of men in Argentina
- Sculptures of men in California
- Sculptures of men in New York City
- Sculptures of men in Spain
- Statues of military officers