Olmec Head, Number 8

Olmec Head, Number 8
Olmec Head, Number 8
	The sculpture in Chicago in 2015
Year	2000
Medium	Carved stone
Dimensions	2.1 m (7 ft)
Location	Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
	41°52′01″N 87°36′56″W / 41.86698646781367°N 87.61553541422988°W

Olmec Head, Number 8 is a 7-foot (2.1-meter) 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 Pérez Solano (b. 1931) and installed in 2000. It is one of several reproductions of San Lorenzo Colossal Head 8, which is now in the Museum of Anthropology in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.^[1]

References

^ "Grant Park Sculptures". Grant Park Conservancy. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2017.

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Olmec Head, Number 8
The sculpture in Chicago in 2015

Year	2000 (2000)
Medium	Carved stone
Dimensions	2.1 m (7 ft)
Location	Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates	41°52′01″N 87°36′56″W / 41.86698646781367°N 87.61553541422988°W