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Samuel Houston, Elder Statesman (1793-1863), plaster, 1903
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…
Left Foot (Model 312), manufactured by Caspar Hennecke & Co, Milwaukee, n.d.
Manufactured by Caspar Hennecke & Co of Milwaukee.
Nose (mass produced), n.d.
Ney created many plaster casts of the human body, sometimes using friends or family members as models. The over-sized nose featured here was said to be based on that of Michelangelo's David. This large model was reproduced to be used by artists and…
Statuette of a Draped Figure, maquette, plaster, n.d.
Maquette of a draped female figure, kneeling with arms folded. Head and right hand broken.
Margaret Runge Rose, portrait medallion, plaster, 1897
Circular medallion depicting a young girl with long hair in profile, looking to her left. She is wearing a gown with a square neckline with a braided edging. The medallion is slightly discolored and has some illegible writing/marks on the back.…
Paula Ebers, portrait medallion, plaster, 1896
Square relief plaque with profile portrait of Paula Ebers in a circular medallion. Her wavy hair is pulled back, she is facing to her proper left. Leaf-like decoration along the lower edge of the rondel, from about 4 o'clock to 9 o'clock. The work is…
Unknown Young Woman, portrait medallion, plaster, 1896
Low relief circular medallion depicting an unknown woman with her hair pulled into a bun and curling bangs. The work is very simple and unadorned. Inscription right outer edge "Elisabet Ney fec 1896"
Bride Neill Taylor, portrait medallion, plaster, 1897
Bride Neill Taylor was known to be Ney's agent and close friend who wrote the first biography of Ney. Her husband, Tom Taylor, was Ney's business manager. There is no known marble version of this object. Inscription: "Elisabet Ney fec. Austin,…
Study for Statue of Englebert Von der Mark, maquette, plaster, 1862
Small plaster figure of Engerbert Von der Mark holding a sword.
Miniature Bust of Lady Marian Alford, plaster, 1865
Small plaster bust of a woman with feathered hat, wearing a button up dress with overcoat. Study for a marble bust of the same sitter, now unlocated.
Lady MacBeth, maquette, plaster, 1902
Maquette of full-scale version of Lady MacBeth. Standing 9 inches tall. A gift from Elisabet Ney to Mrs Dibrell. In later years Mrs Dibrell would donate the piece to the museum.
Carrie Pease Graham (1851-1882), marble, modeled 1895, cut 1896-97
Ney befriended Lucadia Pease, the widow of governor Elisha Pease, shortly after arriving in Austin. The Peases owned a large estate, Woodlawn, located west of Shoal Creek. Ney often visited Woodlawn and became close to the Pease grandchildren. This…
Ella Dancy Dibrell (1862-1920) plaster, 1900
This portrait medallion depicts Ney’s friend and supporter Ella Dancy Dibrell, who purchased Formosa at Ney’s death and was one of the founders of the Texas Fine Arts Association.
Benedette Tobin (1849-1901), plaster, 1893
Benedette Brace Tobin was one of Ney’s most committed Austin supporters. As president of the Ladies’ World’s Fair Association of the World’s Columbian Exposition, Tobin was instrumental in Ney’s receiving the commission for the statues of Sam…
Lorne Ney Montgomery (1873-1913), plaster, circa 1886
Ney made this bust portrait of her teenage son while she was still living at Liendo, not long before Lorne left for college in Baltimore. It was only the third or fourth work she had attempted after leaving Germany in 1871, and her only known…
Steiner Burleson (1892-1899), marble, modeled 1899, cut 1903-04
After Ney’s friends Albert and Adele Burleson lost their six-year-old son, Steiner, to spinal meningitis, Ney created this portrait medallion as an expression of her deep sympathy. The shell and seaweed forms which encircle the child were popular…
Lady Macbeth, plaster, 1902
One of Ney’s final works of art depicts the famous sleepwalking scene from Shakespeare’s tragic play, when Lady Macbeth, haunted by her role in the murder of King Duncan, wrings her hands and tries in vain to wash imaginary blood from them. The final…
Julius Runge (1851-1906), plaster, modeled 1887, this cast of Julius 1887
Julius Runge, the son of German immigrants, was a prominent merchant, financier, and public official based in Galveston. He was also The German Consul for the young state, and helped Ney acquire the Liendo Plantation in Hempstead. In 1887, she…
Johanna Runge (1856-1933), plaster, modeled 1887, this cast of Johanna 1900
Julius Runge, the son of German immigrants, was a prominent merchant, financier, and public official based in Galveston. He was also The German Consul for the young state, and helped Ney acquire the Liendo Plantation in Hempstead. In 1887, she…
Cast showing musculature of shoulder and arm (mass produced), n.d.
Arm Muscles, a manufactured plaster cast study showing muscles of the upper shoulder. The assumption held by the majority suggests this object was a study aid and not created by Ney herself.
Jacob Bickler (1849-1902), plaster, circa 1902
This bas-relief profile portrait commemorates Ney’s friend and neighbor Jacob Bickler, who established the Bickler Academy in 1892. In addition to collaborating on community projects with Bickler, Ney often planned special events at her studio for…
John Henninger Reagan (1818-1905), plaster, 1895
John Reagan served several terms in the U.S. House and Senate and also held posts with the Confederate States of America, including Postmaster General and Secretary of the Treasury. He was serving as chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas when…
Joseph B. Dibrell (1855-1934), plaster, 1901
Senator Dibrell of Seguin was the husband of Elisabet’s close friend Ella Dancy Dibrell. Senator Dibrell served as Elisabet’s occasional advisor and would champion Elisabet’s work in bureaucratic circles as energetically as his wife did in social…
Oran Milo Roberts (1815-1898), plaster, modeled 1882; this cast 1898
A member of the Texas Supreme Court, a two-term governor (1879-83), and the first law professor at the new University of Texas, Oran Roberts was a fellow landowner in Waller County, where Liendo, Ney’s country home, was located. He was one of Ney’s…
Sullivan “Sul” Ross (1838-1898), marble, 1902
This bust depicts former Texas governor Sullivan Ross (1887-91), whose family helped establish the city of Waco.