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'''''Benito Juarez''''' is an outdoor bronze bust of the [[Benito Juárez|Mexican president of the same name]], created by Julian Martinez and installed at [[Hermann Park]]'s [[McGovern Centennial Gardens]] in [[Houton]], Texas, in the United States. The sculpture was acquired by the City of Houston in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|title=Points of Interest: Benito Juarez|url=http://www.hermannpark.org/poi/132/|publisher=Hermann Pak Conservancy|accessdate=October 20, 2015}}</ref>
'''''Benito Juarez''''' is one of two sculptures of the [[Benito Juárez|Mexican president of the same name]], created by Julian Martinez. One full-length statue is installed in [[Chicago]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Illinois]], and another bust is installed in [[Hermann Park]]'s [[McGovern Centennial Gardens]], in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. The Chicago statue replaces a previously installed bust.

==Chicago==
[[File:Benito Juárez Chicago 2.jpg|thumb|right|Plaque for the [[Chicago]] statue, 2014]]

In Chicago, a full-length statue of Juárez is installed in the Plaza of the Americas, along [[Michigan Avenue (Chicago)|Michigan Avenue]], just north of the [[Wrigley Building]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2LmBAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT48&lpg=PT48&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Monumental Chicago |first= Donald |last=Krehl |date= 2011 |accessdate=July 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM7YAN_Benito_Juarez_Plaza_of_the_Americas_Chicago_IL |title=Benito Juarez – Plaza of the Americas, Chicago, IL |website=Waymarking |date= |accessdate=July 20, 2017}}</ref> The 16-foot statue was donated to the city by the counsel general of Mexico in February 1999, and replaces a bust given by the Mexican President in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themagnificentmile.com/explore/benito-pablo-juarez |title=Benito Pablo Juárez |publisher= The Magnificent Mile Association |date= |accessdate=July 20, 2017}}</ref>

==Houston==
[[File:McGovern Gardens (2015) - 2.jpg|thumb|right|The bust in Houston is installed in [[Hermann Park]]'s [[McGovern Centennial Gardens]] (pictured in 2015).]]

In Houston, the outdoor bronze bust is installed in [[Hermann Park]]'s [[McGovern Centennial Gardens]].<ref name="SI">{{cite web|title=Benito Juarez, (sculpture).|url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!320299~!0|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]]|accessdate=July 20, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Houston1">{{cite web|title=Civic Art: Benito Juarez|url=http://www.houstontx.gov/civicart/juarez.html|publisher=City of Houston|accessdate=July 20, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Houston2">{{cite web|title=Benito Juarez|url=http://www.houstontx.gov/parks/artinparks/benitojuarez.html|publisher=City of Houston|accessdate=July 20, 2017}}</ref> The sculpture was acquired by the City of Houston in 1985,<ref>{{cite web|title=Points of Interest: Benito Juarez|url=http://www.hermannpark.org/poi/132/|publisher=Hermann Pak Conservancy|accessdate=October 20, 2015}}</ref> having been donated by [[Pemex]] on behalf of the Mexican people.<ref name="Little">{{cite book|last1=Little|first1=Carol Morris|title=A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas|date=January 1, 1996|publisher=University of Texas Press|page=281|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NgEAMI9BjkYC&pg=PA281&lpg=PA281&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|accessdate=July 20, 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Benito Juárez (Orozco)|''Benito Juárez'' (Orozco)]], installed in [[Bryant Park]], New York City
* [[Benito Juarez Community Academy]]
* [[Mexicans in Chicago]]


==References==
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Benito Juarez
The statue in Chicago in 2014
ArtistJulian Martinez
TypeSculpture
MediumBronze
SubjectBenito Juárez
Location

Benito Juarez is one of two sculptures of the Mexican president of the same name, created by Julian Martinez. One full-length statue is installed in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois, and another bust is installed in Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens, in Houston, Texas. The Chicago statue replaces a previously installed bust.

Chicago

Plaque for the Chicago statue, 2014

In Chicago, a full-length statue of Juárez is installed in the Plaza of the Americas, along Michigan Avenue, just north of the Wrigley Building.[1][2] The 16-foot statue was donated to the city by the counsel general of Mexico in February 1999, and replaces a bust given by the Mexican President in 1977.[3]

Houston

The bust in Houston is installed in Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens (pictured in 2015).

In Houston, the outdoor bronze bust is installed in Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens.[4][5][6] The sculpture was acquired by the City of Houston in 1985,[7] having been donated by Pemex on behalf of the Mexican people.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Krehl, Donald (2011). Monumental Chicago. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Benito Juarez – Plaza of the Americas, Chicago, IL". Waymarking. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Benito Pablo Juárez". The Magnificent Mile Association. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Benito Juarez, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Civic Art: Benito Juarez". City of Houston. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "Benito Juarez". City of Houston. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Points of Interest: Benito Juarez". Hermann Pak Conservancy. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  8. ^ Little, Carol Morris (January 1, 1996). A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas. University of Texas Press. p. 281. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

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