Yo Solo - Pensacola, FL - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

"The sculpture was commissioned by the Pensacola Historical Society and was installed at Fort George Park to commemorate General Bernardo de Galvez's Spanish victory over the British at the Battle of Pensacola in 1781. The artist's fee was $7,500. Robert Brockett of Pensacola Marble and Granite, donated ebony mist granite base for the bust. Stone mason Harvey Kavanough of Kavanough Masonry, made the pedestal at no charge to the Galvez commission.

Sculpture: bronze
Base: gray granite on Ballast rock
Dimensions (Sculpture): approx. 29 x 23 x 14 in
Dimensions (Base): approx. 8 x 20 1/4 x 16 1/4 in
Dimensions (Pedestal): approx. 70 x 43 x 47 in"
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This bust of de Galvez is placed here in memorial to the Spanish military leader who defeated the British at Fort George in the American Revolution.
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"Siege of Pensacola, 1781
Bernardo De Galvez
Dedicated May 8, 1981
Galvez Bicentennial Commission
Eduardo Anievas, Sculptor, Santander, Spain"
Reference: pictured, engraved stone on sculpture base

TITLE: Yo Solo ARTIST(S): Eduardo Anievas (sculptor); Harvey Kavanough (stone mason). E. Cata (founder) DATE: Aug. 1980-Feb. 1981. Dedicated May 8, 1981. MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: gray granite on Ballast rock. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS FL000125 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: lawn of Fort George Park DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None

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