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Amateis, Louis,
J. F. Manning Company,
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
History -- United States
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Other
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Other
Object -- Foliage
Object -- Weapon
Object -- Flower
Figure -- Full length
Allegory -- Civic
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Civic
Portrait male -- Houston, Sam
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Military
Portrait male -- Austin, Stephen F.
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Galveston
Relief
Sculpture
Victory, (sculpture).
Artist:
Amateis, Louis, 1855-1913, sculptor.
J. F. Manning Company, fabricator.
Title:
Victory, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Texas Heroes Monument, (sculpture).
Heroes of the Texas Revolution, (sculpture).
Independence, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed April 1900. Dedicated April 21, 1900. Rededicated April 21, 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: grey granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 22 ft.; Base: approx. H. 50 ft. x W. 16 ft. x Diam. 34 ft.
Inscription:
L. Amateis Sculptor Washington D. C. (At top of base, one word on each side:) PATRIOTISM COURAGE HONOR DEVOTION (On base:) A tribute from/Henry Rosenberg/To the Heroes of the Texas Revolution of 1836. (On plaque on base:) Restoration and Rededication/Made Possible/By/Jean and Ballinger Mills/April 21, 1991. signed
Description:
An allegorical female figure representing Victory stands with proper right hand raised holding a laurel wreath and proper left hand holding her sword point down. The sword is entwined with roses. Victory has long hair and wears a crown and flowing robes. The sculpture is mounted atop a large base with tall integrated columns at each corner. The columns are mounted on a four-sided base with a stepped bottom. Bronze figures representing Peace, on the west side, and Defiance, on the east side, are seated on each side of the base at the foot of the columns. Around the base are medallion portraits of Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin. Four rectangular bas-relief plaques depicting "The Surrender of Santa Anna," "The Siege of the Alamo," "The
Massacre
of
Goliad
," and "The Battle of San Jacinto" are mounted on each side of base. A frieze of medallion portraits of 16 Texas patriots surrounds the base.
Subject:
History
--
United
States
--
Texas
History
--
United
States
--
Alamo
History
--
United
States
--
Battle of San Jacinto
History
--
United
States
--
Goliad
Massacre
Figure female
--
Full length
Allegory
--
Other
--
Triumph
Dress
--
Accessory
--
Hat
Object
--
Other
--
Wreath
Object
--
Foliage
--
Laurel
Object
--
Weapon
--
Sword
Object
--
Flower
--
Rose
Figure
--
Full length
Allegory
--
Civic
--
Peace
Allegory
--
Quality
--
Discord
Allegory
--
Civic
--
Liberty
Portrait male
--
Houston, Sam
Occupation
--
Political
--
President
Occupation
--
Political
--
Governor
Occupation
--
Political
--
Senator
Occupation
--
Political
--
Congressman
Occupation
--
Military
--
General
Portrait male
--
Austin, Stephen F.
Occupation
--
Other
--
Colonizer
Occupation
--
Political
--
Statesman
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Texas
--
Galveston
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Texas, Texas Heroes Monument Commission, P. O. Box 3580 - 1836, Galveston, Texas 77552
Located 25th Street & Broadway, Galveston, Texas
Remarks:
The sculpture cost $50,000 and was given to the people of Texas by early Galveston banker, Henry Rosenberg, as a provision in his will. The bronze figures and reliefs were cast in Rome. The J. F. Manning Company of Washington, D.C. fabricated the base. Granite for the base was quarried near Concord, New Hampshire. The sculpture was dedicated, April 21, 1900, on the 64th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto.
In April 1938 the sculpture was restored. A crack in the head of Victory was repaired and worn bolts that had left the sculpture unsteady were replaced. In May 1990, the sculpture was removed from its pedestal because of safety concerns. Spearheaded by the Texas Heroes Monument Committee, creative restoration fundraising efforts included a "mock funeral" over the loss of the sculpture. The sculpture was restored, and reinstalled and rededicated April 1991. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Cav. Valentine J. Belfiglio's "The Italian Experience," Austin, TX: Eakin Press, 1983, pg. 143. IAS files contain articles from the Houston Chronicle, Sept. 21, 1989, pg. 1D and 4D; and May 16, 1990; and the Galveston Daily News Sept. 21, 1989, pg. 14-A; and May 16, 1990, pg. 11-A.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
Monumental News, May 1900, pg. 286.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, TX2036, 1989.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Houston Chronicle, Sept. 21, 1989, pg. 1D.
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 TX001085
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
TX001085
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