W. C. Hogg Hall reliefs -- University of Texas, Austin TX - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

When the University of Texas embarked on its ambitious campus redesign in the late 1920s, Regent settled on architect Paul Cret to design a plan for the campus that would account both for future growth and expansion, and create buildings that related to the state and the subjects inside.

A walk around the campus of UT revels delightful details on the 1930s master Plan buildings: from the cattle brands and longhorns on Garrison Hall to the beautiful zodiac medallions on Battle Hall, to the terra-cotta ancient animals on the geology building, when at UT, take time to examine the older buildings. You'll be glad you did!

The W. C. Hogg Building, built in 1933, features terra cotta tiles around its exterior that show ancient sea creatures such as ammonites and Echinoids, reptiles, and a few dinosaurs too.

For the purpose of a visit, any photograph of W. C. Hogg Hall will suffice.

To help you find your favorite creature, we provide this list from the 40 Acres website: (visit link)

"CHART V
Terra Cotta Plaques, W. C. Hogg Building
(formerly Geology Building)
(We are indebted to Professor Fred Bullard for this list.)

West Side N-S

Stegosarus (Mesozoic reptile)
Cianis (Echinoid)
Calcite crystals
Quartz crystals
Paradoxides (Cambrian trilobite)
Diplodocus or Brontosaurus (Mesozoic reptile)

South Side W-E

Triceratops (Mesozoic reptile)
Paleaster (Devonian Star Pish)
Spirifer (Mississippian brachiopod)
Dionoan (Devonian fish)
Arthrodiran (Devonian fish)
Pecten (Cenozoic clam)
Dimetrodon (Permian reptile)
Pervingueria (Cretaceous ammonite)
Mammoth (Pleistocene)
Varanops (Cotylosaur on Sigallarian log - Permian reptile)

East Side S-N

Mastodon (Pleistocene)
Tyrannosaurus rex (Mesozoic reptile)
Dragon Fly (Meganeura monyi)
Rhamphorhyncus (Mesozoic flying reptile)
Irish Deer
Amblypod (Eobasileus cornutus)

North Side E-W

Trachodon (Mesozoic duckbill reptile)
Exogyra ponderosa (Cretaceous)
Crab
Calymene (Silurian trilobite)
Icthyosaur (Mesozoic swimming reptile)
Crinoid
Cup Corals
Archeopteryx (First bird, Jurassic)
Enallaster texanus (Cretaceous echinoid)
Glyptodon (Cretaceous)"

Your impression of the sculpture?: Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/1933 Website for sculpture?: [Web Link] Where is this sculpture?: University of Texas W. C. Hogg Building 120 Inner campus Drive Austin, TX Sculptors Name: Not listed

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