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Dell Ray Bronze,
Myers, Elijah E.,
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Weapon
Allegory -- Civic
Mythology -- Classical
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin
Sculpture
Goddess of Liberty, (sculpture).
Artist:
Dell Ray Bronze, founder.
Myers, Elijah E., sculptor. (copy after)
Title:
Goddess of Liberty, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Goddess Atop Capitol Dome, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated June 14, 1986.
Medium:
Sculpture: cast aluminum alloy, painted; Base: Texas pink granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 16 ft.
Description:
A female figure stands wearing an olive branch crown and sleeveless robes. She holds a lowered sword in her proper right hand and a five-point star in her upraised proper left hand. The figure is either the goddess of Liberty or Pallas Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, justice and the arts.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty
Mythology -- Classical -- Athena
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Texas, State Preservation Board, 201 East 14th Street, Room 503, Austin, Texas 78701
Located Texas State Capitol, 1200 North Congress Avenue, On top of dome, Austin, Texas
Remarks:
The sculpture is a replica of the original goddess designed by Elijah E. Myers and removed Nov. 24, 1985 (IAS record 77006154). IAS files contain related excerpts from "Texas Capitol Guide," (Austin: Texas Dept. of Transportation, Division of Travel & Information, n.d.); and Bette Redman Reichman's, ed., "Sculpture in Austin," Austin: Univ. of Texas, 1989, pg. 8. For related reading see "Capitol Goddess: Texas' Own Symbol of Liberty," Austin, Pat Hudspeth, publisher, 1986.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Hendricks, Patricia D. & Becky Duval Reese, "A Century of Sculpture in Texas," Austin, TX: Univ. of Texas, 1989, frontpiece.
"Capitol Goddess: Texas' Own Symbol of Liberty," Austin, Tx: 1986.
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 TX000637
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000637
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