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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   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX001085 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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