Statue of George Washington (Austin, Texas)
| George Washington | |
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 The statue in front of the Main Building, 2015 | |
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| Artist | Pompeo Coppini |
| Year | 1955 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | George Washington |
| Location | Austin, Texas, United States |
| 30°17′06″N 97°44′22″W / 30.28491°N 97.739513°WCoordinates: 30°17′06″N 97°44′22″W / 30.28491°N 97.739513°W | |
George Washington is an outdoor 1955 bronze sculpture by Italian American artist Pompeo Coppini, located on the University of Texas at Austin campus in Austin, Texas, in the United States.[1]
Background[]
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Coppini sculpted three distinct statues of Washington. The was installed in 1912 in Mexico City. The second was created to commemorate the 1926 sesquicentennial of the Declaration of Independence and was dedicated in Portland in 1927. The third statue was installed in February 1955 on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.
See also[]
- 1955 in art
- List of monuments dedicated to George Washington
References[]
- ^ McCann, Mac (May 29, 2015). "Written in Stone: History of racism lives on in UT monuments". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
External links[]
Media related to George Washington (Coppini, 1955) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1955 establishments in Texas
- 1955 sculptures
- Bronze sculptures in Texas
- Monuments and memorials in Texas
- Monuments and memorials to George Washington in the United States
- Outdoor sculptures in Austin, Texas
- Sculptures by Pompeo Coppini
- Sculptures of men in Texas
- Statues in Austin, Texas
- Statues of George Washington
- University of Texas at Austin campus
- Works by Italian people
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