The Graduate - Austin, TX
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N 30° 17.042 W 097° 44.055
14R E 621734 N 3350937
A life-size bronze sculpture of a recent graduate at the University of Texas at Austin, preparing some work-related notes in front of the university's Alumni Center.
Waymark Code: WMY22X
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2018
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Located on the courtyard of the University of Texas at Austin's Alumni Center (a.k.a the "Etter-Harbin Alumni Center", abbreviated to "UTX" on campus building maps), "The Graduate" is one of two statues honoring the life of all UT "Longhorns" before and after their graduation.
It was designed by sculptor Sharon Connally Ammann and gifted to the Alumni Association by Jerry & Sylvia Wilkenfeld (and their family), former UT students.
It is a life-size image of a young lady dressed in a business suit, writing something on a legal notepad. It is seated on a bench with available seating next to it.
A plaque next to the sculpture reads:
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THE GRADUATE
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. (Thoreau)
A gift from Jerry & Sylvia Wilkenfeld & Family
Jerry - BA 1955
Sylvia - BA 1960
Leanne - BA 1985
Saundra - BS 1985
Valerie - BSW 1989
Joyce - BS 1990
Michelle - BBA 1993
Dedicated September 4, 2004
Sharon Connally Ammann, Sculptor
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: The Graduate
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Sharon Connally Ammann
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Dedicated September 4, 2004
Materials used: Bronze
Location: Courtyard of the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center (UTX), University of Texas at Austin
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