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Duncan, William G.,
Portrait male -- Gonzaullas, M. T. "Lone Wolf"
Occupation -- Service
Dress -- Uniform
Object -- Weapon
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Kilgore
Sculpture
M. T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas, (sculpture).
Artist:
Duncan, William G., sculptor.
Title:
M. T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas, (sculpture).
Dates:
1986. Dedicated Oct. 19, 1986.
Medium:
Bronze with terra cotta-colored patina on a polished red granite base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. x 16 in.; Base: approx. 6 in. x 12 ft. x 10 ft.
Description:
A portrait statue of the famed Texas Ranger, M. T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas. The sculpture portrays the lawman in his Ranger uniform, Stetson hat, boots, and his custom .44/40 Smith & Wesson revolvers. His proper right arm rests on the front window of a 1930's bright blue vintage automobile which shares the same granite base. His proper left arm is poised beside his gun holster.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Gonzaullas, M. T. "Lone Wolf" -- Full length
Occupation -- Service -- Policeman
Dress -- Uniform -- Police Uniform
Object -- Weapon -- Gun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Kilgore
Sculpture
Owner:
Owned by Florence, John Robert, Jr., Box 1234, Kilgore, Texas 75662
Located Lou Della Crim Home, 201 North Longview Street, Kilgore, Texas 75662
Remarks:
Inscription on an Official Texas Historical Marker installed near statue reads: LOU DELLA CRIM HOME/THIS BUNGALOW STYLE RESIDENCE/WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1920 FOR LOU/DELLA (THOMPSON) CRIM (B. 1868) ON THE/FORMER SITE OF THE HEARNE HOTEL. THE FARM SHE OWNED AT LAIRD HILL (4 MI. S) WAS PART OF AN OIL/EXPLORATION PROJECT HEADED BY/HER SON MALCOLM, LATER THE FIRST/KILGORE MAYOR, AND LOCAL FINANCIER ED BATEMAN. HER PROPERTY GAINED/NATIONAL ATTENTION ON DEC. 28, 1930,/WHEN THE BATEMAN-CRIM WILDCAT WELL NO. 1, THE DISCOVERY WELL/FOR THIS AREA OF THE SIGNIFICANT/EAST TEXAS OIL FIELD, BLEW IN THERE. AREA RANGERS, INCLUDING THE CELEBRATED CAPT. M.T. (LONE WOLF) GONZAULLAS, WERE HOUSED HERE./1981.
IAS files contain a related article from Longview Daily News (Longview, TX), Oct. 20, 1986, pg. 1A, 12A which discusses the commissioning of the sculpture and the life of M.T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas. The sculpture was commissioned by John Robert Florence, Jr., great-grandson of Lou Della Crim, in whose home Gonzaullas lived during the opening of the East Texas Oil Field. Gonzaullas was a famous Texas Ranger who helped restore law and order to Kilgore and East Texas during the oil boom days of the early 1930s.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
Longview Daily News (Longview, TX), Oct. 20, 1986, pg. 1A, 12A.
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 TX000033
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