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Coppini, Pompeo,
Adams, Carlton,
Figure female -- Full length
Figure male -- Nude
Occupation -- Military
History -- United States
Portrait male -- Crockett, Davy
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio
Sculpture
Spirit of Sacrifice, (sculpture).
Artist:
Coppini, Pompeo, 1870-1957, sculptor.
Adams, Carlton, architect.
Title:
Spirit of Sacrifice, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Alamo Cenotaph, (sculpture).
Dates:
1936. Dedicated 1940.
Medium:
Sculpture: grey Georgia marble; Base: Texas pink granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx W. 9 ft. 10 in. x D. 40 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 21 1/2 in. x 13 ft. 6 in. x 61 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
(North side of base:) In memory of the Heroes who sacrificed their lives at the Alamo, March 6, 1836, in defense of Texas. "They chose never to surrender nor retreat: these brave hearts, with flag still proudly waving, perished in the flames of immortality that their high sacrifice might lead to the founding of this Texas." Erected by the State of Texas 1936 with funds appropriated by Federal government to commemorate one hundred years of Texas independence. Pompeo Coppini sculptor (East and West sides of base list names of heroes who died) (South side:) "From the fire that burned their bodies, rose the eternal spirit of sublime heroic sacrifice, which gave birth to an empire state." signed
Description:
A tall pillar with a full-length standing female figure in dress and robe on one side, and on the other side, a nude male with raised arms. Around the bottom of the base is a group of figures, including Davy Crockett.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Figure male -- Nude
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
History -- United States -- Alamo
Portrait male -- Crockett, Davy
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio
Sculpture
Owner:
Alamo Plaza, San Antonio, Texas
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio survey, 1993.
Dupre, Judith, "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory," New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2007, pg. 27.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Dupre, Judith, "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory," New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2007, pg. 27.
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 TX000155
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