Sarasota, Florida: Gallery of Patriots
Sarasota's Hispanic-American Civic Association outdoor tribute joins Lincoln and Washington with south-of-the-border patriots such as Simon Bolivar, Jose Marti, and Jose Artigas.
Gillespie Park
- Address:
- 710 N. Osprey Ave, Sarasota, FL
- Directions:
- Gillespie Park, NE corner.
- Admission:
- Free
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The Gallery of Patriots is located in a nice big park with a big playground. It's less than a mile from the Sarasota Children's Garden.
[Cosmic_Adventurers, 11/26/2021]
While we were in Sarasota taking pictures of attractions we came upon Gillespie Park. In 1977, in the park's northeast corner, they installed a Gallery of Patriots. So I stopped and took many pictures.
[Bordeauxbarb, 03/26/2019]
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The Gallery of Patriots was the brainchild of the city's Hispanic-American Civic Association, and features 14 outdoor busts-on-pedestals of not only Lincoln and Washington, but of Simon Bolivar (Venezuela), Jose Marti (Cuba), and Jose Artigas (Uruguay).