Source: Photograph (2010) by WTL© on site in Havana.
Comment: This statue of Martí at the Memorial José Martí is 59 feet high; it was sculpted from white marble in 1958. The sculptor was Juan José Sicre Vélez (1898-1974). He studied art in Madrid and Paris, and, when he returned to Havana in 1927, he and a few other Cuban artists introduced European modern art to his home country. He is famous for having produced many statues throughout the United States and Latin America, including, most interestingly, a bust of Martí in the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida). This statue of Martí by Sicre is one of many Martí statues throughout Cuba and, indeed, throughout the world.

In Central Park, New York City, here's a photo of the very famous statue of Martí the moment when he was fatally shot in 1895 at the very beginning of the Independence War against Spain:

The bronze statue was created by Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876–1973) in 1959; however, due to political turmoil caused by the Cuban Revolution (1959), the statue was not unveiled until 1965. In Manhattan, New York City, a grand avenue formerly called 6th Avenue ended at the middle of the south side of Central Park. This avenue was renamed Avenue of the Americas. To honor great Latin Americans, three statues stand in Central Park: this one for Martí, a second one for Simón Bolívar, and a third one for José de San Martín. Here are photos looking up the Avenue toward the Martí monument and down the Avenue from the monument:

Photographs (2009) by WTL© on site in New York City.