Part of an old map of the San Jacinto area from the Texas Revolution

BUST

  • CATEGORY: COMMUNICATION ARTIFACTS
  • MEASUREMENTS: 33"H x 14"L
  • DATE MADE: c. 1930s

Description

Wax (paraffin) bust of Sam Houston. Apparently modeled from the famous 1857 photograph by Fredricks. Artist's signature (Gutzon Borglum) appears vertically at neck (base) area.

  • ASSOCIATED VETERAN: Houston, Sam
  • CREDIT LINE: Kemp, Louis Wiltz

Associated

Items of Houston, Sam

 
LAMP, OIL
 
PURSE
 
MOCCASIN
 
LEGGING
 
CLASP
 
 
 
PAINTING, "Sam Houston"