Stephen Fuller Austin Statue, (sculpture).

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Stephen Fuller Austin Statue, (sculpture).

Angel, John, 1881-1960, sculptor.

Nelson, Donald, 1907- , architect.

Stephen Fuller Austin Statue, (sculpture).

1936. Dedicated Nov. 3, 1938.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: Marble Falls pink granite and concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 7 1/2 in. x 4 ft. 5 1/2 in. x 4 ft. 5 in.; Base: 18 x 36 x 36 ft.

(On front of base, incised lettering:) STEPHEN FULLER AUSTIN (On rear of base, incised lettering:) STEPHEN F. AUSTIN . FATHER OF TEXAS/NOVEMBER 3, 1793...DECEMBER 27, 1836/HE PLANTED THE FIRST ANGLO-AMERICAN/COLONY IN TEXAS . "THE OLD THREE/HUNDRED" . IN HIS SEVERAL COLONIES/HE SETTLED MORE THAN A THOUSAND/FAMILIES . HE WAS FROM 1823 UNTIL/1828 THE ACTUAL RULER OF TEXAS AND/THEREAFTER ITS MOST INFLUENTIAL/LEADER . HIS OWN WORDS ARE A FITTING/EPITAPH . "THE PROSPERITY OF TEXAS HAS/BEEN THE OBJECT OF MY LABORS-THE/IDOL OF MY EXISTENCE-IT HAS ASSUMED/THE CHARACTER OF A RELIGION-FOR THE/GUIDANCE OF MY THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS"/AND HE DIED IN ITS SERVICE ... NO/OTHER STATE IN THE UNION OWES ITS/EXISTENCE MORE COMPLETELY TO ONE/MAN THAN TEXAS DOES TO AUSTIN (On bottom rear of base, incised lettering:) ERECTED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS - 1936 - WITH/FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO/COMMEMORATE ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF TEXAS INDEPENDENCE unsigned

Stephen F. Austin is seated on the topmost tier of a two-level truncated pyramidal base. His crossed legs rest on the second level of the base. He is dressed in a necktie, vest, waist-length jacket with lapels and tails, and riding pants strapped under his heeled boots. His hair is full and wavy, extending to the nape of his neck. His proper left leg is crossed over his proper right leg. His proper left hand partially holds and rests on a stack of land grant papers for the State of Texas. With his proper right hand he holds the lapel of his jacket. The base is set in a stone-filled area framed by timbers, on top of a grassy mound edged with pink granite curbing on a tier of concrete, edged with pink granite curbing.

Portrait male -- Austin, Stephen Fuller -- Full length

Occupation -- Other -- Colonizer

Occupation -- Political -- Statesman

Object -- Written Matter

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Felipe

Administered by State of Texas, Texas State Parks Department, P. O. Box 125, San Felipe, Texas 77473

Located Stephen F. Austin Park, F.M. 1458 at Brazos River, San Felipe, Texas

The sculpture was installed by the State of Texas in 1936 with $14,000 in funds appropriated by the federal government to commemorate one hundred years of Texas independence. Donald Nelson was the architect. IAS files contain detailed dimensions for sculpture. 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, 1938. IAS files contain a portion of the dedication program; and a San Felipe city ordinance authorizing the erection of the sculpture, approved March 29, 1938.

Stephen F. Austin Park, 2004.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

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, 1938.

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