Captain Hancock -- Hancock Park, Los Angeles CA
N 34° 03.803 W 118° 21.376
11S E 374840 N 3770013
A bust of Capt. Allan Hancock erected in Hancock park is listed on the Smithsonian Art Inventory database
Waymark Code: WMQXEC
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2016
Views: 7
This bust was erected in honor of Capt. G. Allen Hancock, who donated his property here in Hancock Park to the citizens of Los Angeles with the stipulation that the fossils and tar pits be reserved for scientific study.
Hancock's head and shoulders are shown centered in a 4-foot tall rectangular base covered in grey stucco. He wears a pleasant expression, and is dressed in a suit and tie. The tie is slightly askew. The figure of Hancock appears to be life sized.
The plaque underneath the bust reads as follows:
"CAPTAIN G. ALLAN HANCOCK
Donor of Hancock Park
To the people of
Los Angeles County
1916
Placed June 13, 1963"
From the SIRIS database:http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1460K1E3375E3.688&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!337167~!0&ri=1&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=ALLAN+HANCOCK&index=.SW&uindex=&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ri=1
Captain Hancock, (sculpture).
Artist:
Jensen, Holger, 1894-1980, sculptor.
Jensen, Helen Webster, 1896-1990, sculptor.
Title:
Captain Hancock, (sculpture).
Dates:
1963. June 13, 1963.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 2 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. x 3 ft. x 1 ft. 9.5 in.
Inscription:
HELEN WEBSTER JENSEN, HOLGER JENSEN (On plaque on front of base:) CAPTAIN G. ALLAN HANCOCK/DONOR OF HANCOCK PARK/TO THE PEOPLE OF/LOS ANGELES COUNTY/1916/PLACED JUNE 13 1963 signed
Description:
Bronze portrait bust of Captain G. Allan Hancock. He wears a suit jacket and tie. On the proper left lapel of the jacket there is a pin with an eagle. The bust sits on a marble rectangular base supported by a square marble pillar.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Hancock, G. Allan -- Bust
Occupation -- Transportation -- Pilot
Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Located Hancock Park, Wilshire Boulevard, La Brea Tarpits, Los Angeles, California
Remarks:
Captain Hancock granted the Los Angeles County Museum exclusive rights to excavate fossils from the La Brea Tar Pits and donated the land surrounding the pits to the county of Los Angeles for a park, now known as Hancock Park. The sculpture was placed in the park on the site of the old Hancock family home. The placing of the sculpture was arranged by the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors and members of the Board of Governors of the County's Department of History and Sciences. IAS files contain copy of dedication ceremony program.
Condition:
Surveyed 1994 July. Treatment needed."
TITLE: Captain Hancock
ARTIST(S): Holger & Helen W. Jensen
DATE: 1963
MEDIUM: bronze on a stucco base (maybe stucco is over marble)
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA001334
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Hancock Park
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Sculpture's base is covered in stucco
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