The American Eagle, (sculpture).

The American Eagle, (sculpture).

Umlauf, Charles, 1911-1994, sculptor.

The American Eagle, (sculpture).

Eagle, (sculpture).

1968. Dedicated June 1968. Rededicated Sept. 1992.

Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 3.5 in. x 6 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. W. 3 ft. x D. 3 ft.

C UMLAUF signed

An eagle, about to take flight. Its wings are splayed out and held high in the air.

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin

Administered by General Services Commission, 1711 San Jacinto Street, Austin, Texas 78701

Located State Treasury Building, 200 East 10th Street, Austin, Texas

Formerly located First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Austin, 200 East 10th Street, Austin, Texas

The building at which The American Eagle is placed has changed hands since its original installation. The building was occupied by First State Bank in 1986, when the original dedication took place. In 1995, when the SOS! survey was done, the building was occupied by the State Treasury Department, which rededicated the piece in 1992. The sculpture was moved a short distance (within same small area) when the Treasury Department moved in.

Brass plaque on concrete wall below sculpture reads: THE AMERICAN EAGLE/CHARLES UMLAUF/1968. IAS files contain related excerpts from Bette Redman Reichman, ed., "Sculpture in Austin," Univ. of Texas at Austin, College of Fine Arts, Office of the Dean, 1989), pg. 10; and Carl J. Eckhardt, ed., "Directory of Outdoor Statuary: The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin, Office of Business Affairs, 1988) pg. 72.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin survey, 1994.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

Danes, "The Sculpture and Drawing of Charles Umlauf," (Austin, TX: Univ. of Texas Press, updated and reprinted 1990).

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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