Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Yoe, (sculpture).

Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Yoe, (sculpture).

Coppini, Pompeo, 1870-1957, sculptor.

Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Yoe, (sculpture).

Busts: bronze; Base: brick and concrete.

2 busts. Each bust: approx. 30 x 24 x 14 in.; Base: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. x 30 in. x 30 in.

(On proper left side of Mr. Yoe bust:) "P. Coppini/Sc." signed

The busts of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Yoe are installed on pylons at opposite ends of the brick entrance wall to Yoe High School. Mr. Yoe, on the left end, wears a mustache and goatee. He is dressed in a suit jacket over a vest and wears a small bow tie. Mrs. Yoe wears her hair pulled away from her face. She is dressed in a high-collared blouse or dress.

Portrait male -- Yoe, C. H. -- Bust

Portrait female -- Yoe, C. H., Mrs. -- Bust

Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Cameron

Administered by Cameron Independent School District, 110 West 1st Street, Cameron, Texas 76520

Located C. H. Yoe High School, 400 block of East 10th Street, entrance, Cameron, Texas

Cameron community members raised the money to commission the busts of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Yoe, who were the school's benefactors. The busts are painted at least once a year by students from rival schools.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

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