Angelina - Lufkin, Texas
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N 31° 20.614 W 094° 43.562
15R E 335805 N 3468965
Bronze sculpture grouping of three figures, one of which is the young Indian woman that Angelina County is named for.
Waymark Code: WMAFX6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2011
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This sculpture is located in the plaza area directly in front of the Civic Center. Situated fairly high above street level it might easily be overlooked by a casual passerby. Of the three figures, only Angelina carries a name, though her likeness is actually unknown.
A convert to Christianity, she holds eagle feathers in one hand and a book in the other. She is flanked by a priest and a male Indian. The work faces the Civic Center, not the street. A plaque on the base reads:
ANGELINA
In 1690, when Spain's Franciscian (sic) Fathers founded Mission San Francisco de los Tejas in East Texas, they found a young Indian girl living with her people beside a stream. The priest found her a willing ally for carrying the Catholic faith to the Indians and named her "Angelina (Little Angel)" and the stream "the Angelina river".
Angelina accompanied the priest to Mexico for further studies, but eventually returned to East Texas to keep Christianity alive among the Indians. She also befriended early French explorers.
Angelina died in the early 1700's. Her grave site is unknown. In 1846, when Angelina County was founded, it was named for the Indian maiden and the Angelina River.
TITLE: Angelina
ARTIST(S): Jim Knox
DATE: 1986
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete, stone
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX001038
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Lufkin Pitser Garrison Civic Center
601 North Second Street
Lufkin, Texas
75901
Sculpture is located in front of the main entrance to the building.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None noted, the sculpture is in pristine condition, representative of the pride the city of Lufkin and Angelina County have for this outstanding work of art.
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