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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Josset, Raoul, 1899-1957, sculptor. Bourdelle, Pierre, 1903-1966, sculptor. Page, & Southerland, architectural firm. Stolz Memorials, fabricator. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Monument to the Dawson & Mier Expeditions, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 25, 1936. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Mural: concrete, painted; Tomb: marble; Base: pink Texas granite, limestone, Texas shellstone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 10 x 4 x 1 ft.; Mural: approx. H. 33 ft. x W. 5 ft.; Base: approx. 48 x 10 x 7 ft. Inscription:  (On bottom right side of sculpture:) Raoul Josset signed Description:  Monument consisting of a tall shaft of shellstone. On the front face of the shaft is a vertical panel of sculptured color plaster depicting the drawing of the beans and other incidents of the Mier Expedition from Texas history. At the base of the mural and shaft stands a high-relief bronze female figure of an angel. She wears long flowing robes and head covering. Her wings spread up behind her body. The angel stands in front of a slab of polished pink granite. The shaft rests on a terraced limestone base. In front of the shaft is a marble tomb surrounded by wrought iron fence. Subject:  History -- United States -- Texas Religion -- Angel Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- La Grange Gravestone Mural Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Texas, Parks & Wildlife Department, Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Park, Route 1, Box 699, La Grange, Texas 78945 Located Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Park, Monument Hill, La Grange, Texas Remarks:  The monument honors the members of the Mier expedition who were killed in Mexico in 1843 and whose remains are buried in the tomb. In 1936 the state legislature appropriated $2,100 and the Centennial Commission appropriated $8,000 for the erection of the monument. Josset sculpted the bronze angel; Bourdelle sculpted the plaster mural. The tomb was designed by Page and Southerland. IAS files contain transcriptions of several related nearby plaques. IAS files contain copy of state brochure "Monument Hill State Historical Park"; articles from La Grange Journal 1936-1937; and excerpt from "Monuments Erected by the State of Texas to Commemorate the Centenary of Texas Independence", 1938, pg. 91-93. 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 TX001025   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX001025 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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