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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Cerracchio, Enrico Filberto,     History -- United States     Portrait male -- Wharton, John A.     Occupation -- Military     Occupation -- Law     Occupation -- Law     Occupation -- Political     Dress -- Uniform     Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin     Gravestone     Sculpture

John A. Wharton, (sculpture). Artist:  Cerracchio, Enrico Filberto, 1880-1956, sculptor. Title:  John A. Wharton, (sculpture). Other Titles:  General John A. Wharton, (sculpture). Memorial Bust of John A. Wharton, (sculpture). Dates:  Relocated and dedicated 1963. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 6 ft. Inscription:  (Lower left, above base:) E. Cerracchio, Sc. (On front of base:) JOHN A. WHARTON/MAJOR GENERAL C.S.A./BORN/JULY 5, 1829/DIED APRIL 6, 1865 signed Description:  A gravemarker with the bust of Major General John A. Wharton in a high-collared military jacket with two parallel rows of buttons down the center of his chest. The bust is mounted on a multitiered base. Directly in front of the base is a flat, inscribed stone slab. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Portrait male -- Wharton, John A. -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- Major General Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer Occupation -- Law -- Jurist Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Texas, General Services Commission, 1711 San Jacinto Street, Austin, Texas 78701 Located Texas State Cemetery, 9th & Comal Streets, Austin, Texas Remarks:  Commemorates John A. Wharton (1929-1865). The bust was moved to the cemetery in 1963. Plaque on stone in front of base reads: JOHN A. WHARTON/CAME TO TEXAS FROM TENNESSEE. PROMINENT/ORATOR, JURIST AND PROSECUTOR. DELEGATE/TEXAS SECESSION CONVENTION 1861. JOINED/CONFEDERATE ARMY AS CAPTAIN COMPANY "B"/TERRY'S TEXAS RANGERS. AFTER TERRY WAS/KILLED WHARTON ELECTED COLONEL AND LED/HIS FAMOUS REGIMENT BATTLE SHILOH AND/KENTUCKY CAMPAIGN 1862. TWICE WOUNDED/AND MADE BRIGADIER GENERAL FOR BRAVERY/IN ACTION. PROMOTED MAJOR GENERAL 1863/AFTER BRILLIANT FIGHTING CHICKAMAUGA/CAMPAIGN GALLANTLY LED CAVALRY CORPS/RED RIVER CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT INVASION/TEXAS 1864/ERECTED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS 1963. IAS files contain related excerpt from Patricia D. Hendricks and Becky Duval Reese's "A Century of Sculpture in Texas 1889-1989," Austin: University of Texas Press, 1989, pg. 17-19, and excerpt from Bette Redman Reichman, ed., "Sculpture in Austin," Austin: University of Texas, 1989. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Hendricks, Patricia D. and Becky Duval Reese, "A Century of Sculpture in Texas 1889-1989," Austin: University of Texas Press, 1989, pg. 18. 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 TX000620   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000620 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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