Austin - Texas State Capitol: House of Representatives Chamber - James Bowie
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This portrait of James Bowie, hanging in the Texas House of Representatives Chamber, was painted in 1894 by Marnie Caldwell. It is a copy of an original, the only known oil painting of Bowie done from life, which was at the time the property of Jim Bowie's grand-nephew Major John S. Moore of New Orleans, but since purchased for the State of Texas at auction in 2001. The original was painted around 1820 and,according to the book Louisiana Portraits, attributed to American artist George Peter Alexander Healy. However, in an 1889 letter by then owner John Moore, he stated, "Photograph of Col. Jas. Bowie taken from his portrait painting by West." Although he does not indicate West's first name, this probably would be William Edward West (1788-1857) who is known to have painted a few portraits in New Orleans in 1818. James "Jim" Bowie (1796-1836) was an American pioneer, soldier, smuggler, slave trader, and land speculator, played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution. At the Alamo, Jim Bowie jointly shared command with William B. Travis. On February 24, 1836, Bowie feel from a platform while trying to position a cannon and broke several ribs. He was confined to a cot, but supposedly was carried outside to visit with the men and keep their spirits up. On March 6, 1836, the Alamo defenders were attacked by the Mexican Army and all the defenders died. Bowie was found dead on his cot.
The House of Representatives Chamber, located on the second floor west wing of the Texas State Capitol, is the largest room in the building. During legislative sessions, the 150 representatives of the House congregate here and work with the Senate to enact the laws of the state. The only textile in the Capitol Historical Artifact collection, the remains of the original flag from the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, hangs behind the Speaker's desk at the front of the room. Other artwork in the room includes the first native Texas governor James Stephen Hogg by Freeman Thorp, the Settlement of Austin's Colony by Henry Arthur McArdle and Sam Houston by William Henry Huddle.
The Texas State Capitol, anchoring 22-acres of landscaped grounds originally designated as Capitol Square in 1839, was designed in 1881 by architect Elijah E. Myers, and was constructed from 1882 to 1888 under the direction of civil engineer Reuben Lindsay Walker. The Italian Renaissance Revival seat of Texas state government houses the two the chambers of the Texas Legislature and the office of the governor.
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Austin - Texas State Capitol: House of Representatives Chamber
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The House of Representatives Chamber, located on the second floor west wing of the Texas State Capitol, is the largest room in the building. During legislative sessions, the 150 representatives of the House congregate here and work with the Senate to enact the laws of the state. The only textile in the Capitol Historical Artifact collection, the remains of the original flag from the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, hangs behind the Speaker's desk at the front of the room. Other artwork in the room includes the first native Texas governor James Stephen Hogg by Freeman Thorp, the Settlement of Austin's Colony by Henry Arthur McArdle and Sam Houston by William Henry Huddle.
The Texas State Capitol, anchoring 22-acres of landscaped grounds originally designated as Capitol Square in 1839, was designed in 1881 by architect Elijah E. Myers, and was constructed from 1882 to 1888 under the direction of civil engineer Reuben Lindsay Walker. The Italian Renaissance Revival seat of Texas state government houses the two the chambers of the Texas Legislature and the office of the governor.
The first Capitol structure on this site, a three-story limestone building from 1853, burned down in 1881. Myers' plans for a replacement called for construction of Texas limestone, but concern about the quality resulted in the use of a distinctive Sunset Red Texas Granite fem Granite Mountain in Marble Falls, Burnet County. Covering 2.25 acres of ground with 8.5 acres of floor space, the building was said to be the seventh largest in the world at the time and is the largest state capitol in the country. Reaching a height of 302.64-feet, from the oval walk the tip of the Goddess of Liberty--a 15-foot, 7.5-inch zinc statue originally raised on February 26, 1888, and replaced with an aluminum duplicate in 1986, it was the tallest building in Texas for 35 years Austin's tallest for 86 years (the longest of any building in any other city's history) and stands 14.64-feet taller than the U.S. Capitol.
The Texas State Capitol was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986. In 2007, the Texas State Capitol ranked #92 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
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Austin - Texas State Capitol: House of Representatives Chamber
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The House of Representatives Chamber, located on the second floor west wing of the Texas State Capitol, is the largest room in the building. During legislative sessions, the 150 representatives of the House congregate here and work with the Senate to enact the laws of the state. The only textile in the Capitol Historical Artifact collection, the remains of the original flag from the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, hangs behind the Speaker's desk at the front of the room. Other artwork in the room includes the first native Texas governor James Stephen Hogg by Freeman Thorp, the Settlement of Austin's Colony by Henry Arthur McArdle and Sam Houston by William Henry Huddle.
The Texas State Capitol, anchoring 22-acres of landscaped grounds originally designated as Capitol Square in 1839, was designed in 1881 by architect Elijah E. Myers, and was constructed from 1882 to 1888 under the direction of civil engineer Reuben Lindsay Walker. The Italian Renaissance Revival seat of Texas state government houses the two the chambers of the Texas Legislature and the office of the governor.
The first Capitol structure on this site, a three-story limestone building from 1853, burned down in 1881. Myers' plans for a replacement called for construction of Texas limestone, but concern about the quality resulted in the use of a distinctive Sunset Red Texas Granite fem Granite Mountain in Marble Falls, Burnet County. Covering 2.25 acres of ground with 8.5 acres of floor space, the building was said to be the seventh largest in the world at the time and is the largest state capitol in the country. Reaching a height of 302.64-feet, from the oval walk the tip of the Goddess of Liberty--a 15-foot, 7.5-inch zinc statue originally raised on February 26, 1888, and replaced with an aluminum duplicate in 1986, it was the tallest building in Texas for 35 years Austin's tallest for 86 years (the longest of any building in any other city's history) and stands 14.64-feet taller than the U.S. Capitol.
The Texas State Capitol was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986. In 2007, the Texas State Capitol ranked #92 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list.
National Register #70000770 (1970)
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