Administered by Liberty Hill Development Foundation, Inc P.O. Box 300 Liberty Hill Texas 78642
Located Liberty Hill International Sculpture Garden Highway 29 at Loop 332 Liberty Hill Texas
Date:
1982 or 1983. Installed 1987
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin survey, 1993.
Image on file.
The Independent (Texas), April 25, 1991, pg. 11.
Jim Thomas (On plaque on side of base:) Time Capsule/To Be Opened In/2087 signed
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Summary:
A human skull, with a Conquistador's helmet, lies beside the skull of a longhorn. Both are half-buried. The tips of a spur protrude from the ground beneath the longhorn skull's proper right horn. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base that contains a time capsule.