Antonio Tobias Mendez

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Antonio Tobias Mendez
Born1963 (age 5960)
Denver, Colorado
NationalityAmerican
OccupationSculptor
Parent(s) Tony Mendez
Karen Mendez

Antonio Tobias Mendez (born 1963) is an American sculptor. [1]

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Works

Mendez has produced over twenty public monuments: his sculptures include Thurgood Marshall, [2] [3] Don Shula, Mohandas Gandhi, Major Taylor, [4] and part of the United States Navy Memorial. [5] In 2011, Mendez was nominated as one of the three finalists to complete the Bill Russell statue in the city of Boston at the City Hall Plaza. [6] He also created bronze sculptures of the six Baltimore Orioles greats whose uniform numbers were retired by the ballclub, which are located in the picnic area behind the bullpens beyond left-center field at Camden Yards. [7]

Personal life

Toby Mendez is the son of author and former CIA operative Tony Mendez and half-brother of Jesse Mendez, son of Tony and Jonna Mendez (herself former CIA Chief of Disguise). [8]

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References

  1. "A Tribute to the Oyster Tonger, A Chesapeake Waterman". Annmarie Garden. 1994. Archived from the original on August 27, 2010.
  2. "Antonio Tobias Mendez's 2006 Bronze Bust of Thurgood Marshall at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (Baltimore, MD)". Flickr. May 7, 2008.
  3. "The Maryland State House". The State of Maryland.
  4. "Major Taylor Statue Dedication Ceremonies in Worcester, MA". AdventureCorps. May 21, 2008.
  5. "The United States Navy Memorial". Historical Marker Database. January 19, 2008.
  6. Forseberg, Chris (July 11, 2011). "Site set for Boston's Bill Russell statue". ESPN . Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  7. Jensen, Brennen. "Heavy Metal Man," Baltimore City Paper, July 31, 2012. Archived August 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. The Washington Post: CIA's former 'chief of diguise' has a new holiday job: 'Kids' Gift Detective' for Target