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Sam Houston Grave Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Coppini, Pompeo, 1870-1957, sculptor. Lucas, Charles L., contractor. Lucas & Meier, contractor. Title:  Sam Houston Grave Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Sam Houston Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1910-1911. Dedicated April 21, 1911. Medium:  Sculpture: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 118 x 126 x 30 in.; Base: approx. 118 x 130 x 30 in. Inscription:  (On southwest corner of sculpture:) POMPEO COPPINI, SC/CHAS. L. LUCAS, CONTRACTOR, SAN ANTONIO, TX (On front of sculpture:) THE WORLD WILL/TAKE CARE OF/HOUSTON'S FAME signed Description:  Three granite high-relief panels set on the front face of a grave marker. The center panel is a relief portrait of Sam Houston on horseback, as general in command of the Texas Army. Flanking the center panel are panels featuring allegorical figures of Victory and History. History holds the first chapter of Texas history. The marker is surrounded by a black iron fence. Subject:  Portrait male -- Houston, Sam -- Full length Equestrian Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- History Allegory -- Other -- Triumph Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Political -- Senator Occupation -- Political -- Governor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Huntsville Relief Gravestone Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Walker County, P. O. Box 1207, Huntsville, Texas 77342 Located Oakwood Cemetery, 9th Street, Huntsville, Texas Remarks:  The fence, as well as the sculpture, were designed by Coppini. IAS files contain transcription of nearby plaque which discusses the dedication ceremony. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from Pompeo Coppini's "From Dawn to Sunset", San Antonio: The Naylor Company, 1949, pg. 172-173. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, TX2044, 1989. Monumental News, Sept. 1910, pg. 706. 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 TX000973   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000973 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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