''Roman Gladiator'' is an outdoor 1881
bronze sculpture
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by
Gustave Georges (Joris) Theodore Geefs (20 November 1850 – 4 December 1933), the son of
Joseph Geefs
Joseph Germain Geefs or Jozef Germain Geefs (23 December 1808 Р9 October 1885) was a Belgian sculptor. Also his six brothers Guillaume Geefs, Aloys Geefs, Jean Geefs, Th̩odore Geefs, Charles Geefs and Alexandre Geefs were sculptors.
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who is a brother of
Guillaume Geefs
Guillaume Geefs (10 September 1805 – 19 January 1883), also Willem Geefs, was a Belgian sculptor. Although known primarily for his monumental works and public portraits of statesmen and nationalist figures, he also explored mythological su ...
, installed in
San Francisco
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's
Golden Gate Park, in the
U.S. state
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of
California
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.
Description
The statue depicts a nude man holding a sword, and wearing a cloak and helmet. It measures approximately 100 x 36.25 x 33 inches, and rests on a base that measures approximately 40 x 44 x 44 inches.
The bronze plaque on the front of the base reads:
History
The sculpture was surveyed by the
Smithsonian Institution
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Save Outdoor Sculpture!
Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) was a community-based effort to identify, document, and conserve outdoor sculpture in the United States. The program was initiated in 1989 and ended in 1999.
History
Save Outdoor Sculpture! was initiated by Herit ...
" program in 1992, and is administered by the
San Francisco Arts Commission
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.
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See also
* 1881 in art
Events from the year 1881 in art.
Events
* April – Sixth Impressionist exhibition in Paris, at Nadar's studio.
* August 31 – English painters Thomas Cooper Gotch and Caroline Burland Yates marry at Newlyn.
* The Société des Artistes Franà ...
References
External links
*
National Identity and Nineteenth-Century Franco-Belgian Sculpture, note 39 by Jana Wijnsouw, 2018
1881 establishments in California
1881 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in California
Golden Gate Park
Monuments and memorials in California
Nude sculptures in California
Outdoor sculptures in San Francisco
Sculptures of men in California
Statues in San Francisco
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