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The Last Stand, (sculpture). Artist:  Coppini, Pompeo, 1870-1957, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  The Last Stand, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 10, 1912. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: red Texas granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 x 5 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 9 ft. x 6 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 7 in. Inscription:  Roman Bronze Works, New York (On back of base:) TO THE SOLDIERS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA This monument is dedicated by the William P. Rogers Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Victoria, Texas. June the Third A.D. Nineteen Hundred and Twelve. ON CIVILIZATIONS HEIGHT,/IMMUTABLE THEY STAND Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length figure of a man wearing a torn, ragged shirt and trousers. He carries a musket with both hands, the barrel of the gun points to the proper left. The man's head is turned and his gaze is directed to the proper left. The bronze sculpture stands atop a rough-hewn granite base consisting of three blocks stacked vertically. Attached to the front of the top block is a bronze wreath. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Figure male -- Full length Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Victoria Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Victoria, Parks and Recreation Department, 480 McCright Drive, Victoria, Texas 77901 Located DeLeon Plaza, Victoria, Texas Remarks:  Originally there were two bronze streamers attached to the wreath. 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 TX001009   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX001009 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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