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    John H. Reagan Monument, (sculpture).
     
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    Artist: 
    Coppini, Pompeo, 1870-1957, sculptor.
    Fonderia Nelli, founder.
    Title: 
    John H. Reagan Monument, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated July 6, 1911.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. 11 in. x 2 ft. 11 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 9 in. x 9 ft. 11 in. x 9 ft. 11 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On east side of self-base:) P. Coppini Sc. (On west side of self-base:) Fonderia Nelli - Roma (On front of base:) JOHN H. REAGAN (On east side of base:) THE OLD ROMAN'S HIGHEST AMBITION/WAS TO DO HIS FULL DUTY;/CONSCIOUSNESS OF HAVING DONE IT/WAS HIS AMPLE REWARD. (On west side of base:) A GOOD NAME IS TO BE/CHOSEN THAT GREAT RICHES,/AND LOOING (sic) FAVOR RATHER/THAN SILVER AND GOLD (On south side of base:) PROBATE JUDGE HENDERSON COUNTY 1846.1847/REPRESENTATIVE TEXAS LEGISLATURE 1847.1848/DISTRICT JUDGE IN TEXAS 1852.1857/REPRESENTATIVE FROM TEXAS U.S. CONGRESS 1857.1861/POSTMASTER GENERAL OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA 1861.1865/SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA 1865/DELEGATE TO CONVENTION FRAMING CONSTITUTION OF TEXAS 1874.1875/REPRESENTATIVE FROM TEXAS U.S. CONGRESS 1875.1887/SENATOR FROM TEXAS U.S. CONGRESS 1875.1887/SENATOR FROM TEXAS U.S. CONGRESS 1887.1891/CHAIRMAN RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS 1891.1902/AUTHOR MEMORIES OF SECESSION AND THE CIVIL WAR 1902.1905 signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Full-length portrait of John H. Reagan. He is standing in front of an oversized armchair. He wears a suit with bow tie and a long overcoat. His proper left arm is extended as if gesturing. The bronze sculpture stands on a multi-stepped concrete base. Extended out in front of the center of the base is a block. Seated on the block is the full-length bronze figure of a Roman soldier depicting the lost cause of the Confederacy. He wears a helmet, a cloak draped around his waist and across his knees, and sandals. His helmet has 13 stars on the front of it, depicting the Confederate states. He sits with his proper right elbow on his proper right knee, resting his chin on his proper right hand which is balled into a fist. His proper left arm is slightly bent. His feet rest on an outcropping of the concrete base.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Reagan, John H. -- Full length
    History -- United States -- Civil War
    Figure male -- Full length
    History -- Ancient -- Rome
    Occupation -- Law -- Judge
    Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
    Occupation -- Political -- State Congressman
    Occupation -- Political -- Congressman
    Occupation -- Political -- Postmaster
    Occupation -- Political -- Secretary of the Treasury
    Occupation -- Political -- Senator
    Occupation -- Writer -- Author
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Palestine
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Palestine, Parks Department, 504 North Queen, Palestine, Texas 75801
    Located John H. Reagan Park, Palestine, Texas
    Remarks: 
    Reagan served as Texas state Congressman and Senator and served as Postmaster General and Secretary of the Treasury for the Confederate States. The monument was proposed by the John H. Reagan Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Coppini was selected for the commission by competition. The base was originally located at the intersection of Spring and Palmer Streets; it was moved to the intersection of Houston and Main Streets in 1908 and moved again in 1911 to Reagan Park, at which time the sculpture was installed and dedicated. The sword originally held by the Roman figure is located at the Museum for East Texas culture. IAS files contain copy of related article from Palestine Herald-Press, July 2, 1967.
    Condition: 
    Surveyed 1993 August. Treatment needed.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS TX001053
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