Don Quixote (Kennedy Center sculpture)

Don Quixote is a 1976 sculpture by Aurelio Teno located at the northeast corner of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

The sculpture of Don Quixote and his horse Rocinante was a gift from Spain for the United States Bicentennial.

The horse appears to be charging forward out of the stone with his head raised, mouth open, and hooves kicking.

[1] King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía presented the sculpture June 3, 1976, on behalf of Spain to the United States in honor of its bicentennial.

[1][2] Spanish artist Aurelio Teno started his professional sculpture career at age eight.