David Gouverneur Burnet, (sculpture).

David Gouverneur Burnet, (sculpture).

Muench, Julian Rhodes, sculptor.

Nelson, Donald, 1907- , designer.

E. Gargani & Sons, founder.

David Gouverneur Burnet, (sculpture).

Installed 1936. Copyrighted 1938 (?).

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: Marble Falls pink granite; Foundation: concrete and granite.

Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 12 x 10 ft.

(On of bronze plinth:) Julian Rhodes Meunch Sc (On bronze plinth:) E Gargani Sons Fdry NY (On center base, incised lettering:) DAVID GOUVERNEUR BURNET (On flanking base panel:) BORN APRIL 14, 1788 IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY/DIED IN GALVESTON, TEXAS DECEMBER 5, 1870/DELEGATE TO THE SECOND CONVENTION/OF TEXAS 1833 JUDGE OF THE/DEPARTMENT OF THE BRAZOS 1834/DELEGATE TO THE CONSULTATION 1835 (On flanking base panel, incised lettering:) PRESIDENT AD INTERIM OF THE REPUBLIC/OF TEXAS MARCH 16 TO OCTOBER 22 1836/VICE PRESIDENT NOVEMBER 10 1838/TO DECEMBER 13 1841 PARTICIPATED/IN THE BATTLE WITH THE CHEROKEES/MAY 29 1839 SECRETARY OF STATE 1846 (On back of base:) ERECTED BY THE STATE/OF TEXAS 1936 WITH/FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY/THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT/TO COMMEMORATE ONE/HUNDRED YEARS OF/TEXAS INDEPENDENCE unsigned

Portrait of David Gouverneur Burnet, dressed in boots and a long two-tiered cloak over a shirt with high collar and a waistcoat. He is depicted standing and his raised proper right hand holds a rolled document; his proper left hand rests on his hip. The sculpture is mounted upon a tiered granite base with flanking granite side panels, set atop a concrete foundation faced with granite.

Portrait male -- Burnet, David Gouverneur -- Full length

Occupation -- Political -- Secretary of State

Occupation -- Law -- Judge

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Clarksville

Administered by Clarksville Independent School District, South Bruce, Clarksville, Texas 75426

Located High School, 1000 West Main, Clarksville, Texas

The sculpture commemorates David Gouverneur Burnet (1788-1870), an early Texas politician. He was President of the Republic of Texas 1836; Vice President from 1838 to 1841; and Secretary of State in 1846. The portrait of Burnet was created by Julian Rhodes Muench; the base was designed by architect Donald Nelson. The entire monument cost of $7,500. It was erected by the State of Texas with funds appropriated by the federal government to commemorate the centennial of Texas independence.

IAS files contain excerpt from Harold Schoen's "Monuments Erected by the State of Texas to Commemorate the Centenary of Texas Independence, The Report of the Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations," Austin, TX: Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations, 1938, pg. 74.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

Schoen, Harold, "Monuments Erected by the State of Texas to Commemorate the Centenary of Texas Independence, the Report of the Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations," Austin, TX: Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations, 1938, pg. 74.

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