Queen of the Sea, (sculpture).

Queen of the Sea, (sculpture).

Coppini, Pompeo, 1870-1957, sculptor.

Queen of the Sea, (sculpture).

Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).

Commissioned 1914. Rededicated 1991.

Sculpture: cast concrete with mica flakes and bakelite; Fountain: reinforced concrete.

Sculpture: approx. H. 86 in. x W. 164 in.; Base: approx. 8 in. x 180 in. x 6 in.

(On lower left:) P Coppini (On marble plaque:) In Memory Of The Soldiers Of The Confederacy Erected by the Corpus Christi Chapter of The Daughters Of The Confederacy (On brass plaque on front face of fountain basin:) Pompeo Coppini's 1914 Sculpture "Queen of the Sea" restored by Professor Ron Sullivan, a 75th Anniversary Project of the Rotary Club of Corpus Christi, 1990. signed

A relief sculpture depicting Father Neptune and Mother Earth crowning the youthful Maiden Corpus Christi "Queen of the Sea." The Maiden Corpus Christi is classically dressed and holds a flower bouquet in her proper right arm. On her proper left is a female figure representing Mother Earth. She is classically dressed and holds one side of a crown above the head of the Maiden Corpus Christi. To the Maiden's proper right is a figure of Neptune holding the other side of the crown above her head. Beside Neptune's proper right leg is a dolphin. In the background, a square-sailed ship sails into Corpus Christi Bay. Opposite, a plowman tills the soil and heaps the gift of the land at Mother Earth's feet. At the feet of the Maiden is an industrial gear, a Rotary Club symbol referring to the artist's devotion to the value of civic service. The relief serves as a backdrop for a rectangular concrete fountain and pool. The panel is gray; the fountain and pool are white.

History -- United States -- Civil War

Allegory -- Place -- Seas

Allegory -- Place -- Corpus Christi

Mythology -- Classical -- Neptune

Allegory -- Other -- Nature

Architecture -- Boat -- Sailing Ship

Landscape -- Texas

Waterscape -- Harbor

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Corpus Christi

Administered by City of Corpus Christi, Parks and Recreation Division, 1201 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401

Located Bluff balustrade, Peoples Street & Broadway, Corpus Christi, Texas

The sculpture was commissioned in 1914 by the Daughters of the Confederacy as a memorial to the soldiers of the Confederacy. The artist donated his labor and charged only for his materials. The sculpture was restored in 1990 by Ron Sullivan (Corpus Christi, TX). The restoration was sponsored by the Downtown Rotary Club as a 75th anniversary project.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, TX2013, 1989.

Monumental News, March 1915, pg. 158.

SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 1999.

Monumental News, March 1915, pg. 158.

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