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Villa, Hugo,
Nelson, Donald,
Mario Scoma Foundry,
Portrait male -- Smith, Henry
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Brazoria
Sculpture
Henry Smith, (sculpture).
Artist:
Villa, Hugo, 1883-1948, sculptor.
Nelson, Donald, 1907- , architect.
Mario Scoma Foundry, founder
Title:
Henry Smith, (sculpture).
Dates:
1936.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete, pink granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 3 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 6 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
(On self-base, under proper left foot:) Sc. H. Villa 1936 (On self-base, under proper right foot:) MARIO SCOMA FOUNDRY B'KLYN N.Y. (On front of base:) HENRY/SMITH (On proper right side of shaft, outer edge:) HENRY SMITH WAS/BORN IN KENTUCKY/MAY TWENTIETH 1788/CAME TO TEXAS IN/1827 AND SETTLED/IN WHAT IS NOW/BRAZORIA COUNTY/WHICH HE REGARDED/AS HIS HOME UNTIL/HIS DEATH.HE WAS/SEVERELY WOUNDED/IN THE BATTLE OF/VELASCO JUNE 26/1832.ALCALDE OF/THE JURISDICTION/OF BRAZORIA 1833./DELEGATE TO THE/SECOND CONVENTION/OF TEXAS IN 1833./POLITICAL CHIEF OF/THE DEPARTMENT OF/THE BRAZOS IN 1834/1836 (On proper left side of shaft, outer edge:) HENRY SMITH WAS/A MEMBER OF THE/CONSULTATION AND/WAS BY THAT BODY/ELECTED GOVERNOR/OF TEXAS/NOVEMBER 12, 1835./HE WAS THE FIRST/SECRETARY OF THE/TREASURY OF THE/REPUBLIC OF TEXAS/1836 TO 1838 AND/A MEMBER OF THE/FIFTH CONGRESS OF/THE REPUBLIC 1840/TO 1841.HE DIED/IN A MINING CAMP IN/LOS ANGELES COUNTY/CALIFORNIA MARCH/FOURTH 1851 WHILE/IN SEARCH OF GOLD/1936 (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 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length portrait of Henry Smith. He wears dress of the 1830's including a suit and overcoat. His proper left thumb is hooked into his vest watch-pocket. His proper right arm is slightly raised as if gesturing. The sculpture stands atop a square granite block. Behind the sculpture on either side rise two tall pink granite shafts. The sculpture and shafts stand on a concrete platform paved with pink granite.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Smith, Henry -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- Governor
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Brazoria
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District, Superintendent's Office, P. O. Box 158, Brazoria, Texas 77486
Located Corner of Brooks & Smith Streets, Brazoria, Texas
Remarks:
Smith was Governor of the Provisional Government of Texas. The $7,500 sculpture was funded with federal funds allocated by the state of Texas to commemorate one hundred years of Texas independence. IAS files contain related excerpt from Harold Schoen's "Monuments Erected by the State of Texas to Commemorate the Centenary of Texas Independence", Austin: Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations, 1938, pg. 67.
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 TX000823
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