Morning (Hord) Explained

Morning
Artist:Donal Hord
Medium:Black granite
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:San Diego, California, U.S.
Coordinates:32.7083°N -117.1699°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Morning, also known as Morning Statue,[1] is an outdoor sculpture by Donal Hord, installed at San Diego's Embarcadero Marina Park North, in the U.S. state of California.[2] The 6-foot, 3-inch black granite statue depicts a muscular young man stretching.[3] It was created between 1951 and 1956, and was kept at Hord's residence until being acquired by the Port of San Diego in 1983.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: San Diego - Marael Johnson, Joe Yogerst - Google Books . 9780792262022 . 2016-10-29. Johnson . Marael . Yogerst . Joe . 2006 .
  2. Web site: SD History Center acquires Hord sculptures - San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story . Sandiegohistory.org . 2013-05-20 . 2016-10-29.
  3. Web site: San Diego takes art to the great outdoors - latimes . https://web.archive.org/web/20140412070102/http://articles.latimes.com/2014/apr/04/travel/la-tr-viewing-san-diegos-free-outdoor-public-art-20140406 . dead . April 12, 2014 . Articles.latimes.com . 2014-04-04 . 2016-10-29.
  4. Web site: Morning by Donal Hord . Portofsandiego.org . 2008-06-13 . 2016-10-29.