South American Glass Image Collection
(Collection 56)
Representative Images:
Estatua del Cristo Redentor.
Mateo Alonso, sculptor; Charles Thays, architect.
350-ton, 26-foot bronze statue; granite pedestal.
Mendoza Province, Argentina.
Erected in 1904 along the Chilean frontier.
Pedestal inscription:
"Se desplomarán primero estas montañas antes
que argentinos y chilenos rompan la paz jurada
al pie del Cristo Redentor."
Train Station, Uspallata, Argentina (1920s?)
