Statue of General Douglas MacArthur - Brownwood, TX
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N 31° 42.628 W 098° 58.644
14R E 502142 N 3508344
A larger than life size statue of Gen. MacArthur walking is located on the campus of Howard Payne University.
Waymark Code: WMRE88
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2016
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The statue is dressed in a WWII uniform with a cap with an eagle emblem on the front. He is striding forward with his right foot. The eight foot statue is on a three tier base.
Plague on the front of the base:
THIS MAGNIFICENT STATUE AND BASE/WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE/GENEROUS GIFT OF/MR. AND MRS. PAUL USSERY OF DALLAS, TEXAS/AND/THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCILS OF TEXAS
TITLE: Statue of General Douglas MacArthur
ARTIST(S): Waldine Amanda Tauch
DATE: Dedicated 10/18/1969
MEDIUM: Bronze on Granite Base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000934
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
1320 Austin Avenue
Brownwood, TX 76801
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None Noted
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