Olmec Head, Number 8 Explained

Olmec Head, Number 8
Medium:Carved stone
Height Imperial:7
Metric Unit:m
Imperial Unit:ft
Museum:Field Museum of Natural History
City:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Olmec Head, Number 8 is a 7feet tall outdoor colossal head sculpture on the east side of the north entrance to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois, that was created by Mexican sculptor Ignacio PĂ©rez Solano (b. 1931) and installed in 2000. It is one of several reproductions of San Lorenzo Colossal Head 8, which is currently located at the Museum of Anthropology in Xalapa, Veracruz.[1]

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  1. Web site: Grant Park Sculptures. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220811202923/https://www.grantparkconservancy.com/sculptures. 2022-08-11. 2017-04-09. Grant Park Conservancy.