Stephen Fuller Austin, plaster, modeled 1893; cast 1902

Stephen Fuller Austin, plaster, modeled 1893; cast 1902

During the summer of 1892, Ney set to work creating full-sized statues of Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston to be displayed at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Both Texans had passed away, so Ney was unable to sculpt from life as she usually preferred. Instead, while creating Austin, Ney relied on an old family engraving and detailed descriptions that Austin's nephew provided of his uncle. Ney depicted the young Austin settling the region, carrying a map and a rifle. While Ney was ultimately unable to complete the statue of Austin in time to show it in Chicago, she later created marble versions of the piece for display in the Texas Capitol and the National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C., where they remain today.

Ney, Elisabet, 1833-1907

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

1902

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