Samuel Houston, Elder Statesman (1793-1863), plaster, 1903

Samuel Houston, Elder Statesman (1793-1863), plaster, 1903

Gallery Two, Texas Gallery

Sam Houston is a starring figure in the history of Texas. Houston’s defeat of the Mexican Army at San Jacinto resulted in Texan independence. He later served as President of the Republic of Texas, then U.S. senator. In 1861, he resigned his governorship rather than sign the declaration of secession preceding the Civil War. This bust, modeled after the full-size statue, depicts Houston as an elder statesman. Ney hoped to show this bust and the associated bust of Houston as a young man at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, in part to advertise her work and drum up commissions for replicas.

Ney, Elisabet, 1833-1907

Elisabet Ney Museum: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/elisabet-ney-museum

1903

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