Sam Houston - Sabine Pass, TX
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N 29° 44.089 W 093° 53.645
15R E 413536 N 3289735
Relief panel depicting Sam Houston as soldier, frontiersman and public official, set against a backdrop of a large flag of Texas.
Waymark Code: WMZY1X
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2019
Views: 3
Smithsonian Art Inventories"Near the top is a waist-length portrait of Houston facing forward, with a document in his proper left hand. Below and to the side, Houston is depicted in profile, lunging forward with a sword in his proper left hand. At the bottom, dressed as a frontiersman, Houston rides a galloping horse. The sculpture is mounted on a tapered base composed of large pebbles set in concrete."
TITLE: Sam Houston
ARTIST(S): Doug Clark
DATE: 1990
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX001110
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
5200 Broadway / Sabine Pass, TX
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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