DANAHOMER

Interview with Homer Dana, 1980

 

1980-11-17

 

Interviewer: Price, Margaret

Homer Dana was a sculptor and lifelong personal assistant to Donal Hord, a celebrated San Diego sculptor known for such pieces as "Aztec" (a.k.a., "Montezuma" or "Monty") at San Diego State University and "Guardian of Water" at the County Administration Building. Because Hord suffered from rheumatic fever as a child and could not do some of the heavy work required in sculpture, Dana became his assistant. The "Aztec" statue, commissioned in 1936 by San Diego State College President Hepner through the Works Progress Administration, is an integral part of the San Diego campus and its identity, and currently resides in the Prospective Student Center. In this interview, Dana discusses Donal Hord's life, including how he and Hord first met, trips they took, and their working relationship. He also discusses specific sculptures including "Aztec" and "Guardian of Water", as well as reminiscences of other artists and discussion of local sculpting trends. This interview was conducted for the oral history program archive at the San Diego Museum of Art.

The Aztec (sculpture); Homer Dana; Sculptors; Donal Hord; Guardian of Water (sculpture); Oral histories; Interviews; Kangs

 

California - San Diego

© San Diego State University. All rights reserved.

 

 

English

 

Audiotape

01:19:48

No

NEG-01-353

 

 

Audio

MP3

99.84 MB