Terry's Texas Rangers Monument
| Terry's Texas Rangers Monument | |
|---|---|
 The monument outside the Texas State Capitol in 2006 | |
| Artist | Pompeo Coppini |
| Year | 1907 |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Location | |
| Owner | Texas State Preservation Board |
Terry's Texas Rangers Monument is an outdoor memorial commemorating Terry's Texas Rangers, a regiment of the Confederate Army installed on the Texas State Capitol grounds in Austin, Texas, United States. The monument was designed by Pompeo Coppini and erected in 1907.
History
The state of Texas ran a competition in 1905 in order to commission an equestrian statue commemorating Terry's Texas Rangers. There were seventeen entrants but it was won by Pompeo Coppini, over German-born Elisabet Ney whom had previously been the favored artist for Texas art. Coppini also received criticism from her for opting to sculpt the monument in bronze rather than stone.[1] It was unveiled in public in 1907.[2] When it was unveiled, Travis County representative John H. Robertson said: "Like all great conflicts, it was the result of an assertion of power on one side, and the defense of what was believed to be the right on the other side."[3]
In 2020, following the George Floyd protests, Texas Democratic Party politicians called for the Texas Rangers monument to be removed from the Capitol grounds along with all other Confederate monuments.[4] In 2021, they introduced a bill into the Texas House of Representatives in order to remove the Confederate monument and all other Confederate commemorations in Texas.[5] The bill died in committee and other similar attempts to remove the Texas Rangers Monument did not receive a hearing by the Republican-majority House.[6]
Design
It features a bronze ranger carrying a rifle on a horse.[7] The base features quotes praising the Texas Rangers from President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis, and Confederate Officer Braxton Bragg either side of a wreath covered fasces.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ "Coppini the Great". Texas Monthly. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ↑ Blanchard, Bobby (August 21, 2017). "Texas has more than 180 public symbols of the Confederacy. Explore them here". Texas Tribune. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ↑ Silver, Johnathan (October 21, 2017). "Purpose of Confederate monuments political, psychological". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ↑ Barragán, James (July 20, 2020). "'Time is overdue': Group of Democrats calls for removal of Confederate monuments at Texas Capitol". Dallas News. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Dallas State Rep. Rafael Anchía Files Bill To Remove Confederate Monuments From Capitol Grounds". CBS News. January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ↑ Moritz, John C. "With time running out in session, bills to limit Confederate symbols appear dead". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Terry's Texas Rangers Monument". Texas State Preservation Board. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ↑ "Terry Rangers Monument, a War Memorial". HMDB. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
External links
Media related to Texas Ranger (Texas State Capitol) at Wikimedia Commons