The Sam Houston Monument is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Sam Houston by Enrico Cerracchio, installed at the northwest corner of Houston's Hermann Park, in the U.S. state of Texas. The work is administered by the City of Houston's Municipal Arts Commission. Description The monument was constructed by Enrico Cerracchio in 1924 and dedicated on August 16, 1925. Modeled on Stephen Seymour Thomas' painting, General Sam Houston at San Jacinto, the equestrian statue depicts Sam Houston atop his horse, wearing military attire and a long cape. He has a beard and points with his right arm. The bronze sculpture measures approximately x x , and is set on a gray granite arch fabricated by Frank Teich that measures approximately x x with a Lone Star on its keystone. It is administered by the City of Houston's Municipal Arts Commission. Origins A monument circle in the statue's current location was proposed by landscape architect George Kessler in his 1916 plan for Hermann Park. As early as 1917, the Houston Chronicle was gathering money to build one for Sam Houston. Fabrication required $75,000, of which $40,000 was collected by the Women's City Club, $10,000 was provided by city government, and $25,000 was provided by state government. Potential designs were collected after advertising the project in national magazines. Entries were then displayed in a three night exhibition in the Humble Oil Building. The competition was judged by a panel of notable Houstonians, who selected Cerracchio's design.

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Notable quotes

“Texas will again lift its head and stand among the nations. it ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages.”
— As quoted in the Sam Houston Memorial Museum.
“Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may.”
— As quoted in the Sam Houston Memorial Museum.
“All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men who are always in favor of rash and extreme measures, but Texas was absolutely overrun by such men.”
— As quoted in the Sam Houston Memorial Museum.
“Whatever is calculated to weaken or impair the strength of Union, whether originating at the North or the South, whether arising from the incendiary violence of abolitionists, or from the coalition of nullifiers, will never meet with my unqualified approval.”
— As quoted in Sam Houston (2004), by James Haley, University of Oklahoma Press

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Notable quotes

“Texas will again lift its head and stand among the nations. it ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages.”
— As quoted in the Sam Houston Memorial Museum.
“Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may.”
— As quoted in the Sam Houston Memorial Museum.
“All new states are invested, more or less, by a class of noisy, second-rate men who are always in favor of rash and extreme measures, but Texas was absolutely overrun by such men.”
— As quoted in the Sam Houston Memorial Museum.
“Whatever is calculated to weaken or impair the strength of Union, whether originating at the North or the South, whether arising from the incendiary violence of abolitionists, or from the coalition of nullifiers, will never meet with my unqualified approval.”
— As quoted in Sam Houston (2004), by James Haley, University of Oklahoma Press

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

The Sam Houston Monument is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Sam Houston by Enrico Cerracchio, installed at the northwest corner of Houston's Hermann Park, in the U.S. state of Texas. The work is administered by the City of Houston's Municipal Arts Commission. Description The monument was constructed by Enrico Cerracchio in 1924 and dedicated on August 16, 1925. Modeled on Stephen Seymour Thomas' painting, General Sam Houston at San Jacinto, the equestrian statue depicts Sam Houston atop his horse, wearing military attire and a long cape. He has a beard and points with his right arm. The bronze sculpture measures approximately x x , and is set on a gray granite arch fabricated by Frank Teich that measures approximately x x with a Lone Star on its keystone. It is administered by the City of Houston's Municipal Arts Commission. Origins A monument circle in the statue's current location was proposed by landscape architect George Kessler in his 1916 plan for Hermann Park. As early as 1917, the Houston Chronicle was gathering money to build one for Sam Houston. Fabrication required $75,000, of which $40,000 was collected by the Women's City Club, $10,000 was provided by city government, and $25,000 was provided by state government. Potential designs were collected after advertising the project in national magazines. Entries were then displayed in a three night exhibition in the Humble Oil Building. The competition was judged by a panel of notable Houstonians, who selected Cerracchio's design.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

The Sam Houston Monument is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Sam Houston by Enrico Cerracchio, installed at the northwest corner of Houston's Hermann Park, in the U.S. state of Texas. The work is

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