Portrait Dr. Urrutia - San Antonio, TX
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N 29° 27.897 W 098° 28.068
14R E 551602 N 3259617
Statue is behind locked gates in Miraflora Park, only a zoom picture from outside the park is possible.
Waymark Code: WM11YKF
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2020
Views: 1
Smithsonian Art Inventories"An over-life-sized portrait of Dr. Urrutia standing on a granite base with his right arm crossed over his chest pulling a cape around himself."
NRHP Registration Form
Miraflora Park was listed on the NRHP in 2006. Dr. Aureliano Urrutia was one of many Mexican citizens that left Mexico during the revolution of 1910. He was a
successful surgeon in Mexico, where he had built a large clinic, and had many followers, both patients and students. A
portion of his garden, Miraflores, is a tangible reminder of this man who became an outstanding citizen and member of
the medical community in San Antonio."
TITLE: Portrait Dr. Urrutia
ARTIST(S): Ygnacio A. Sunsolo
DATE: 1940
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000105
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
800 Hildebrand /
San Antonio, TX
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Owner of park is currently University of Incarnate Word. Park is listed on maps as Miraflora Park.
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