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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Tremper, Charlotte A.,     Page, & Southerland,     History -- United States     Portrait male -- Meusebach, John O.     Occupation -- Political     Ethnic -- German     Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Fredericksburg     Sculpture

Otfrid Hans Freiherr von Meusebach Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Tremper, Charlotte A., sculptor. Page, & Southerland, architectural firm. Title:  Otfrid Hans Freiherr von Meusebach Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1936. Medium:  Bust: bronze; Base: Texas pink granite, highly polished. Dimensions:  Bust: approx. H. 30 in. x W. 22 in.; Base: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 7 ft. Inscription:  (On lower proper left portion of bust:) Charlotte/=Avgvsta/Tremper/MCMXXXVI (On plaque on front of base, raised:) IN MEMORY OF/OTFRID HANS FREIHERR von MEUSEBACH/BORN AT DILLENBURG, NASSAU, GERMANY/MAY 26, 1812/(lengthy text follows)/FOUNDER OF THE TOWN OF LOYAL VALLEY/WHERE HE DIED, MAY 27, 1897 signed Description:  A bust of John O. Meusebach, depicted with a mustache and beard and dressed in a shirt, vest, and wide lapelled jacket. The bust rests in a right angle niche formed by two tall slabs of granite. Subject:  History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Portrait male -- Meusebach, John O. -- Bust Occupation -- Political -- Senator Ethnic -- German Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Fredericksburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Gillespie County Historical Commission, 309 West Main, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624 Located Front of Martz Platz Pioneer Plaza & Main, Fredericksburg, Texas Remarks:  The sculpture was designed by Charlotte A. Tremper. Page & Southerland were the architects. $2,6000 was allocated for the erection of the memorial. Otfrid Hans Freiherr von Meusebach, born in Germany on May 26, 1812, became a citizen of the Republic of Texas and changed his name to John O. Meusebach. He was the founder of Fredericksburg, Texas on May 8, 1846 and also the town of Loyal Valley, Texas. On March 1-2, 1847, he negotiated a treaty of peace with 20 Comanche chiefs which protected the German settlements from Indian raids. He worked with German immigrants and was a State Senator in 1851. He died in May 27, 1897 in the town of Loyal Valley. For related information see Irene Marschall King's "John O. Meusebach, German colonizer in Texas," Austin: University of Texas Press, 1967. 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 TX000448   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000448 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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