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Cerracchio, Enrico Filberto,
Nelson, Donald,
Portrait male -- Jones, Anson
Occupation -- Medicine
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Anson
Sculpture
Anson Jones, (sculpture).
Artist:
Cerracchio, Enrico Filberto, 1880-1956, sculptor.
Nelson, Donald, 1907- , architect.
Title:
Anson Jones, (sculpture).
Dates:
1936.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink Marble Falls granite.
Inscription:
(On front of top block of base, incised lettering:) ANSON/JONES (On rear of base:) ANSON JONES/1798 1858/BORN IN MASSACHUSETTS/JANUARY TWENTIETH 1798/WAS LICENSED TO PRACTICE/MEDICINE IN 1820. CAME/TO TEXAS IN 1833.DOCTOR/JONES PARTICIPATED IN THE/BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO/1836 WHILE A SURGEON IN/THE ARMY OF TEXAS.HE WAS/A MEMBER OF THE CONGRESS/OF THE REPUBLIC 1837-41/MINISTER TO THE UNITED/STATES 1838. SECRETARY OF/STATE 1841-44. HE WAS THE/LAST PRESIDENT OF THE/REPUBLIC OF TEXAS 1844/1845. DIED IN HOUSTON/TEXAS JANUARY NINTH 1858/; "ERECTED BY THE/STATE OF TEXAS/1936 WITH FUNDS/APPROPRIATED/BY THE FEDERAL/GOVERNMENT TO/COMMEMORATE/ONE HUNDRED/YEARS OF TEXAS/INDEPENDENCE." (On rear of polished granite block:) DONALD NELSON, ARCHITECT/ENRICO CERRACCHIO, SCULPTOR signed
Description:
A bronze figure of Anson Jones, seated with legs crossed at his ankles, wearing a bow tie, a vest, and a jacket. He holds an object with both hands in front of him. The sculpture sits atop the second of two pink Marble Falls granite pedestals. A third block of polished granite serves as a background.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Jones, Anson -- Full length
Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor
Occupation -- Political -- Secretary of State
Occupation -- Political -- Legislator
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Anson
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Jones County Courthouse, Anson, Texas
Located Jones County Courthouse, On lawn, Anson, Texas
Remarks:
The sculpture was erected by the State of Texas with funds appropriated by the Commission of Control in federal funds. It commemorates 100 years of Texas independence. The sculpture is a portrait of Dr. Anson Jones, who moved to Texas in 1833. Jones participated in the Battle of San Jacinto as a surgeon in the Army of Texas; he served as a member of the Congress of the Republic from 1837 to 1841, Minister to the United States in 1838, Secretary of State from 1841-1844, and was the last President of the Republic of Texas from 1844 to 1845. Jones died in Houston, Texas in January of 1858. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Harold Schoen's "Monuments Erected by the State of Texas to Commemorate the Centenary of Texas Independence," Austin, TX: Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations, 1933.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Schoen, Harold, "Monuments Erected by the State of Texas to Commemorate the Centenary of Texas Independence," Austin, TX: Commission of Control for Texas Centennial Celebrations, 1933.
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 TX000661
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