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Gonzalez Heroes Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Simmang, Charles, Jr., b. 1874, sculptor. Title:  Gonzalez Heroes Monument, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Gonzales Heroes Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1936. Installed March 1, 1936. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Stele: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 16 in. x W. 29 in.; Stele: approx. 54 x 45 x 16 in. Inscription:  CHAS. SIMMANG SA (On front of stele, incised:) ERECTED IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF/THE SUPREME ACT OF HEROISM OF THE/THIRTY TWO MEN FROM GONZALES/WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE ALAMO/IN RESPONSE TO THE APPEAL OF TRAVIS. signed Description:  Bas-relief plaque on stele depicting thirty-two men from Gonzales as they arrive at the Alamo. They are dressed in military uniform including hats, boots, rifles, and shoulder and belt packs. They form a line on a path that leads to the Alamo, which is visible in the background. The last man in line wears a coonskin cap and holds a rifle by his side with his proper left hand. The landscape alongside path includes trees, low shrubs, cactus, and rocks. Hills are visible in the distance. Subject:  History -- United States -- Texas History -- United States -- Alamo Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Object -- Weapon -- Gun Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Architecture -- Military -- Fort Architecture -- Religious -- Mission Landscape -- Texas -- San Antonio Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas 78299 Located Alamo Plaza, Northwest corner, San Antonio, Texas References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio 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 TX000348   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000348 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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