An outdoor bust of

José Martí José Julián Martí Pérez (; 28 January 1853 – 19 May 1895) was a Cuban nationalism, nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in ...

by Cuban artist Tony Lopez is installed at

Hermann Park Hermann Park is a urban park in Houston, Texas, situated at the southern end of the Houston Museum District, Museum District. The park is located to the immediate north end of the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Texas Medical Center and Brays Ba ...

McGovern Centennial Gardens McGovern Centennial Gardens is a collection of gardens in Hermann Park, in Houston, Texas, United States. Description and history The park cost $31 million and took approximately eight years to complete, officially opening in December 2014. The ...

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

, Texas, United States. The bust was acquired by the City of Houston in 1981.

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Busts in Texas Hermann Park Monuments and memorials in Texas Outdoor sculptures in Houston Sculptures of men in Texas {{Texas-sculpture-stub

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