“ General José Gervasio Artigas ” is a monument by sculptors Juan Manuel Blanes and Mario Paysse Reyes dedicated to Jose Artigas and set in the center of Washington , the capital of the USA .
| Monument | |
| General Jose Gervasio Artigas | |
|---|---|
| English General José Gervasio Artigas | |
 Statue of Jose Artigas, 2005. | |
| A country |  USA |
| City The outside | Washington DC Virginia Avenue 18th street Constitution Avenue |
| Sculptor | Juan Manuel Blanes Mario Paysse Reyes |
| Architect | Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson Architects and Planners Corson and Gruman Company "John L. Goss Corporation" |
| Building | 1940 - 1950 years |
| Material | bronze , granite |
Content
Artigas and America
Jose Artigas (1764–1850) is considered the father of Uruguay’s independence. Born in the Creole landowner family of Montevideo , he was a gaucho for several years, among whom, despite his young age, he earned respect for his courage and strong character. In 1797, Artigas became commander part of the Spanish army , which was tasked with ridding the criminals and smugglers of the colonies and, in 1805 and 1807, taking part in unsuccessful resistance to the British invasion of Rio de la Plata . During the 1810 revolution , Artigas decided to offer his support and military skills to the junta in Buenos Aires , a newly created military government that wanted to free the region from Spanish rule. After receiving a small army consisting of gaucho and volunteers, Artigas won his first victory at the on May 18, 1811, and then for a short time. After this, the junta initiated the establishment of centralized economic and political control over the entire territory recaptured from the Spaniards, but Artigas did not agree with these actions because he thought that every region of the region should be autonomous in all respects. In 1813, he broke off relations with the junta, led the Uruguayan independence movement, and retreated to the interior of the country, where he was proclaimed the “protector of free peoples." Influenced by the democratic ideas of American leaders George Washington , Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin , in 1815 Artigas created an interim government, known as the Federal League . However, already in 1820, Artigas was defeated in the struggle against the Portuguese-Brazilian annexation of Uruguay , after which he was forced to go into exile in Paraguay . Uruguay finally gained independence and became a republic on August 25, 1825, in part thanks to the initial efforts of Artigas [1] [2] .
History
In 1942, even before the outbreak of World War II , Uruguayan General Edgardo Ubaldo Genta proposed, as a goodwill gesture, to establish in the USA a copy of the statue created by the artist Juan Manuel Blanes based on his portrait of Artigas, cast in 1898 in Florence and standing in Montevideo - the capital of Uruguay . The replica was created by sculptor and was cast in Montevideo in 1942 with donations from Uruguayan students and the appropriations of the . However, the sculpture could not be sent to the United States due to military restrictions on transportation, and it remained in Uruguay until April 16, 1947, General Ghent sent it to the United States without the knowledge of the . At the same time, by decision of the , several casts were made from the statue of Artigas for Venezuela , Cuba , Argentina , Peru and Colombia . On October 29, 1948, the gave permission to erect a monument on US federal state, and on June 25, 1949, Congress allocated $ 23,000 to build a pedestal at the statue's installation site. The pedestal design was developed by Harbeson, Hough, Livingston & Larson Architects and Planners, an architectural firm, and made by the Corson and Gruman Company contractor in stone, supplied by John L. Goss Corporation. The monument was unveiled on June 19, 1950, and after a while “ » [3] [4] .
Location
The monument is located at the headquarters of the Organization of American States , coinciding with its building in design, on a triangular piece of land at the intersection of , and , near the Farragut metro station West ”in the quarter in the of Washington , DC , as part of the Statue of the Liberators sculpture series, which includes four more statues [1] [5] .
Architecture
The bronze statue depicts Jose Artigas looking straight ahead, standing with his left foot extended slightly forward. He is dressed in a military uniform consisting of a short jacket, a buttoned vest and high boots with tassels. Artigas holds his hat in his right hand, and the hilt of a saber hanging on his side with his left. The sculpture stands on top of a low square pedestal of granite from the and Mozabek. The statue is 9 feet by 63 inches by 65 inches and the pedestal is 58 by 50 by 50 inches. The inscription “JOSE ARTIGAS” ( eng. JOSE ARTIGAS ) is stamped on the pedestal on the front, “ FROM THE PEOPLE OF URUGUAY / PEOPLE / UNITED STATES / AMERICA” ( eng. FROM THE PEOPLE OF URUGUAY / TO THE PEOPLE / OF THE UNITED STATES / OF AMERICA ), and at the back - “FREEDOM FOR AMERICA IS MY PLAN AND ITS ACHIEVEMENT IS MY ONLY OBJECTIVE” ( eng. THE LIBERTY OF AMERICA IS MY DESIGN AND ITS ATTAINMENT MY ONLY OBJECTIVE ) [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 National Mall and Memorial Parks. Washington, DC . National Park Service . Date of treatment October 11, 2015.
- ↑ José Artigas Monument. SoHo Square. New York . . Date of treatment October 22, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 General Jose Gervasio Artigas, (sculpture) . Smithsonian Museum of American Art . Date of treatment October 22, 2015.
- ↑ Jose Artigas Statue . National Park Service . Date of treatment October 22, 2015.
- ↑ Memorial Jose Artigas . DC Memorials. Date of treatment October 22, 2015.
Links
- Statue of Jose Artigas (Link unavailable) . National Park Service . Archived June 1, 2012.
- Statue of Jose Artigas . Smithsonian Museum of American Art .
- Statue of Jose Artigas . DC Memorials.