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Sam Houston, (sculpture). Artist:  Clark, Doug, sculptor. Art Foundry of the Gulf Coast, founder. Title:  Sam Houston, (sculpture). Dates:  1990. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete and aggregate pebbles. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 14 ft. x W. 8 1/2 ft. (2 tons). Inscription:  (Text plaque on front of base) Description:  Relief panel depicting Sam Houston as soldier, frontiersman and public official, set against a backdrop of a large flag of Texas. Near the top is a waist-length portrait of Houston facing forward, with a document in his proper left hand. Below and to the side, Houston is depicted in profile, lunging forward with a sword in his proper left hand. At the bottom, dressed as a frontiersman, Houston rides a galloping horse. The sculpture is mounted on a tapered base composed of large pebbles set in concrete. Subject:  Portrait male -- Houston, Sam -- Full length Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Occupation -- Political -- Senator Occupation -- Political -- Congressman Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer Dress -- Historic -- Pioneer Dress Equestrian Object -- Written Matter Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object -- Other -- Flag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Sabine Pass Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Lions Club of Sabine Pass, P. O. Box 1123, Sabine Pass, Texas 77655 Located Lions Club Park, 5200 Block of Broadway, Sabine Pass, Texas References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas 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 TX001110   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX001110 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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