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The Ten Commandments Monument is installed on the Texas State Capitol grounds (behind the Capitol building) in Austin, Texas, United States. The Texas Sunset Red Granite artwork was designed by an unknown artist and erected by the Fraternal Order of Eagles of Texas in 1961. [1] It was the subject of litigation in the Supreme Court case Van Orden v.
Statue of Barbara Jordan (Austin–Bergstrom International Airport) Statue of Christopher Columbus (San Antonio) Statue of Dan Moody; Statue of George H. Hermann; Statue of Robert McAlpin Williamson; Statue of Sam Houston (Ney) Statue of Stephen F. Austin; Statue of Toribio Losoya; Statue of Union; Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument (Austin ...
A controversial statue by Pakistani-American sculptor Shahzia Sikander has been beheaded at the University of Houston. ‘Show the violated work’: Artist requests beheaded sculpture remains on ...
Stevie Ray Vaughan Memorial is a bronze sculpture of Stevie Ray Vaughan by Ralph Helmick, in Austin, Texas, United States. Description and history
Fundraising for the sculpture began in 1985. Patrons that contributed to the sculpture fund include the Knox Foundation, the Cullen Foundation, the Fayez Sarofim and Company, the Rockwell Fund, the Brown Foundation, the M.D. Anderson Foundation, the Scurlock Foundation, the Neva and Wesley West Foundation, and Albert and Margaret Alkek.
A 12-foot statue of Texas Rangers Capt. Jay Banks that stood in a Dallas airport as a towering tribute to the state's investigative force is now hidden away — while officials ponder whether it ...
Nelson's statue was unveiled on April 20, 2012 at 4:20 p.m. Lawrence Wright, the president of Capital Area Statues considered it a "complete and utter coincidence." [ 16 ] The date was convenient for Nelson and Kris Kristofferson , who were due to perform a Johnny Cash tribute concert that night on Austin City Limits . [ 17 ]
The Hood's Texas Brigade Monument is an outdoor memorial commemorating members of John Bell Hood's Texas Brigade of the Confederate Army installed on the Texas State Capitol grounds in Austin, Texas, United States. The monument was sculptured by Pompeo Coppini and erected in 1910. It is topped by a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier. [1]