George Campbell Childress - Washington, TX
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N 30° 19.541 W 096° 09.284
14R E 773574 N 3358305
George Campbell Childress (1804–1841) was a lawyer, statesman and almost universally recognized as the primary author of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Waymark Code: WM1496H
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2021
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Smithsonian Inventories Catalog"Portrait of George Campbell Childress. He stands, holding a document at his left side with both hands, a quill before it. He is wearing a short cape over an open, calf-length coat. The sculpture is mounted upon a short rectangular base and set adjacent to its original taller base shaft, now used as a commemorative marker.
TITLE: George Campbell Childress
ARTIST(S): Raoul Josset
DATE: 1936
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000792
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site
Washington, TX
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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