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    		• Stephens, Danny,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- LeTulle, Thomas
     
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    		• Homage -- LeTulle, Alta Ree
     
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    		• Occupation -- Farm
     
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    		• Equestrian
     
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    		• Animal -- Portrait
     
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    		• Animal -- Mule
     
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    		• Animal -- Dog
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Markham
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Thomas LeTulle, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Stephens, Danny, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Thomas LeTulle, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned Spring 1985.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete, stucco, gravel and brick.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 11 in. x 8 ft. x 12 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On front of base:) Dedicated to my wife/(in one column:) Thomas B/LeTulle/1910-1988/(in second column:) Alta Ree/LeTulle/1912-1991 unsigned
    Description: 
    A sculpture of Thomas LeTulle riding his mule, Kate, while two dogs lie alert behind him. LeTulle wears a cowboy hat, a long-sleeved shirt and vest and sits atop the mule in a low-horned saddle. The sculpture is placed atop a rectangular platform, with a concrete and pea-gravel top and brick sides.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- LeTulle, Thomas -- Full length
    Homage -- LeTulle, Alta Ree
    Occupation -- Farm -- Rancher
    Equestrian
    Animal -- Portrait -- Kate
    Animal -- Mule
    Animal -- Dog
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Markham
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Matagorda County, 1700 7th Street, Bay City, Texas 77414
    Located LeTulle Ranch, Overlooking Jennings Lake, Markham, Texas
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture marks the gravesite of Thomas LeTulle and his wife Alta Ree LeTulle. Thomas LeTulle (1910-1988), a self-made cattleman, developed his own style of herding cattle by riding a mule and using dogs instead of people. LeTulle commissioned the $105,000 sculpture three years prior to his death and dedicated it to his wife, Alta Ree LeTulle (1912-1991). He donated the land to the county, to be used as a public cemetery. LeTulle left $50,000 in trust for the sculpture's upkeep. IAS files contain related articles from the Houston Chronicle, March 15, 1986, pg. 26; The Daily Tribune (Bay City, TX), Jan. 20, 1988; and a 1993 article from the Victoria Advocate (Victoria, TX).
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Houston Chronicle, May 15, 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 TX000724
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