Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (sculpture)

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Artist Pilar Cortella de Rubin
Type Sculpture
Medium Bronze
Subject Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Location Houston, Texas, United States
Coordinates 29°43′19.8″N 95°23′17.4″W / 29.722167°N 95.388167°W / 29.722167; -95.388167Coordinates: 29°43′19.8″N 95°23′17.4″W / 29.722167°N 95.388167°W / 29.722167; -95.388167

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca is an outdoor sculpture of the Spanish explorer of the same name by Pilar Cortella de Rubin, installed at Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston, Texas, in the United States. The bronze bust rests on a granite pedestal and was acquired by the City of Houston in 1986.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Points of Interest: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca". Hermann Park Conservancy. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
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