Antonio Tobias Mendez

Antonio Tobias Mendez
Born 1963
Denver, Colorado
Nationality United States
Other names Toby
Occupation Sculptor

Antonio Tobias Mendez (aka Toby b. Denver, Colorado 1963)[1] is an American sculptor.

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Works

Mendez has produced over twenty public monuments: his sculptures include Thurgood Marshall,[2][3] Don Shula,[4] Mohandas Gandhi,[5] Major Taylor,[5][6] and part of the United States Navy Memorial.[7] as well as being nominated as one of the three finalists to complete the Bill Russell statue in the city of Boston at the City Hall Plaza.

Personal life

Toby Mendez is the son of Tony Mendez, former CIA operative and author of The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA[8] and Spy Dust.

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References

  1. ^ "A Tribute to the Oyster Tonger, A Chesapeake Waterman". Annmarie Garden. 1994. http://www.annmariegarden.org/ArtAndNature/Collection/Permanent/index.htm. 
  2. ^ "Antonio Tobias Mendez’s 2006 Bronze Bust of Thurgood Marshall at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (Baltimore, MD)". Flikr. May 7, 2008. http://www.flickr.com/photos/takomabibelot/2480641906/. 
  3. ^ "The Maryland State House". The State of Maryland. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdstatehouse/html/memorials_main.html. 
  4. ^ "Toby Mendez Studios". 2010. http://www.tobymendezstudios.com/Gallery.asp?GalleryID=17752&AKey=E4WXEJ7W. 
  5. ^ a b "Public Art". Toby Mendez Studios. http://www.tobymendezstudios.com/Gallery.asp?GalleryID=17752&AKey=E4WXEJ7W&ipid=2&ImageID=157229. 
  6. ^ "Major Taylor Statue Dedication Ceremonies in Worcester, MA". AdventureCorps. May 21, 2008. http://www.adventurecorps.com/chronicles/2008/2008majortaylor/index.html. 
  7. ^ "The United States Navy Memorial". Historical Marker Database. January 19, 2008. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=4826. 
  8. ^ Steinmeyer, Jim (Apr 14, 2007). "The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA". CIA. https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol46no1/article09.html.