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Barbara Charline Jordan

Category: Statue

“Barbara Charline Jordan” by New Mexico based artist Glenna Goodacre is a life-size figure of Jordan at podium with hand pointing, left hand resting on pedestal with papers on top. The figure is portrayed giving an animated speech.  The sculpture is positioned on a circular stone base.

Charles Goodnight

Category: Statue

“Charles Goodnight” by Texas based artist Jim Reno is a life-size portrait of Charles Goodnight with a shotgun held across his body, dressed in full western wear with chaps and a hat.

Christopher Columbus

Category: Statue

“Christopher Columbus” by artist Armando Dattelli is a full-length statue of the discoverer standing; dressed in cloak, clutching scroll in right hand, left hand resting on metal globe.

Dr. Ferdinand Herff

Category: Indoor Sculpture ; Statue

“Dr. Ferdinand Herff” by San Antonio artist Pompeo Coppini is a portrait-bust of Ferdinand Ludwig Herff, an influential German-born physician who helped organize the Texas Medical Association.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Category: Statue

“Dwight D. Eisenhower” by New Mexico based artist Glenna Goodacre is a portrait figure of a smiling Eisenhower walking; he wears a US Army General’s uniform.

Edwards Higgins White

Category: Statue

“Edwards Higgins White” by Houston artist Larry Ludtke is a life-size standing figure of White dressed in an astronaut’s suit with an astronaut helmet in his right hand held next to his body.  His left arm is held slightly away from body with his hand and open fingers spread.

Francisco Madero

Category: Outdoor Sculpture ; Statue

“Francisco Madero” by artist Juan Antonio Lugo depicts the leader of the Mexican Revolution. Madero also served as President of Mexico until 1913.

George W. Carver Bust

Category: Statue

“George W. Carver Bust” by San Antonio artist Jonas Perkins is a bust of the prominent scientist and inventor George Washington Carver. The Sculpture welcomes visitors to the Carver Community Cultural Center, named in his honor. The Carver was built by the city in 1929.

Henry B. Gonzalez

Category: Outdoor Sculpture ; Statue

“Henry B. Gonzalez” by Houston artist Larry Ludtke is a life-size standing portrait figure of Gonzalez in a suit.  His arms are bent with hands in front of chest.  The index finger points to the center finger on left hand which is open.

Howard Robard Hughes

Category: Statue

“Howard Robard Hughes” by Houston artist Larry Ludtke is a life-size standing portrait figure of Hughes, right hand holding drill bits, left hand gloved and free from body.

José Navarro

Category: Statue

“José Navarro” by Texas artist Juan Dell is a standing bronze statue of Navarro wearing a period suit: long frock coat and trousers that come over his shoes, a shirt, tie, and vest. The figure holds a scroll in his right hand at waist level. The left hand holds cane.

Katherine Ann Porter

Category: Statue

”Katherine Ann Porter” by New Mexico based artist Glenna Goodacre is a figure of the writer walking down two steps, leaning forward with right leg on front step and left leg on upper step, she holds book in her right hand.

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Category: Statue

“Lyndon Baines Johnson” by Houston artist Larry Ludtke is a life-size standing portrait figure of Johnson standing with arm to his side, hat in his right hand next to his body. His left hand is in his coat pocket.

Mildred "Babe" Zaharias

Category: Statue

“Mildred ‘Babe’ Zaharias” by Houston artist Larry Ludtke is a standing bronze portrait figure swinging golf club on circular granite base.  There is a rectangular self base under figure.

Moses Austin

Category: Mosaic / Relief ; Statue

“Moses Austin” by Texas artist Waldine Tauch is a larger than life-size portrait figure on an octagonal bronze pedestal.  The figure is facing to the west holding scroll (a land grant from the Spanish government for an Anglo-American settlement in Texas) in his outstretched right hand, with a hat in his left hand. 

Quanah Parker

Category: Statue

“Quanah Parker” by Texas artist Jim Reno is a standing figure of the Comanche chief a holding spear in his right hand.

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