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Sculptor:
Coppini, Pompeo 1870-1957  Search this
Teich, Frank 1856-1939  Search this
Founder:
Roman Bronze Works  Search this
Bureau Brothers  Search this
Subject:
Davis, Jefferson  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Texas gray granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Texas State Preservation Board 201 East 14th Street, Room 503 Austin Texas 78701
Located Texas State Capitol 11th Street & North Congress Avenue Austin Texas
Date:
Commissioned 1899. 1901-1903. Dedicated 1903
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin survey, 1993.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, TX2004, TX2006, 1989.
Monumental News, March 1903; May 1903.
Summary:
Bronze figure of Jefferson Davis, holding a scroll in his proper left hand, stands atop a high tiered granite pedestal flanked at the lower corners by four bronze figures representing the Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Navy.
Topic:
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Figure group--Male  Search this
Occupation--Military  Search this
Control number:
IAS 77006162
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_343411