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American sculptor (born 1963)
Antonio Tobias Mendez
Born 1963 (age 60–61) Nationality American Occupation Sculptor Parent(s)
Tony Mendez Karen Mendez
Antonio Tobias Mendez (born 1963) is an American sculptor.
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Works
Mendez has produced over twenty public monuments: his sculptures include
Thurgood Marshall ,
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[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 .
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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).
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References
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"A Tribute to the Oyster Tonger, A Chesapeake Waterman" . Annmarie Garden. 1994. Archived from
the original on August 27, 2010.
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"Antonio Tobias Mendez's 2006 Bronze Bust of Thurgood Marshall at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (Baltimore, MD)" .
Flickr . May 7, 2008.
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"The Maryland State House" . The State of Maryland.
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"Major Taylor Statue Dedication Ceremonies in Worcester, MA" . AdventureCorps. May 21, 2008.
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"The United States Navy Memorial" . Historical Marker Database. January 19, 2008.
^ Forseberg, Chris (July 11, 2011).
"Site set for Boston's Bill Russell statue" .
ESPN . Retrieved January 23, 2017 .
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Jensen, Brennen. "Heavy Metal Man," Baltimore City Paper , July 31, 2012.
Archived August 26, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine
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The Washington Post: CIA's former 'chief of diguise' has a new holiday job: 'Kids' Gift Detective' for Target
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