Littlefield Fountain
| The University of Texas at Austin campus | |
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| Littlefield Fountain | |
| Use | Statue |
| Erected | 1933 |
| Location | Main Campus |
| Namesake | Major George W. Littlefield |
| Architect | Paul Cret |
Littlefield Fountain is a monument by Italian-born sculptor Pompeo Coppini, located on the main campus of The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas.
The fountain was built with money from a $250,000 trust established by Major George W. Littlefield as a memorial for University of Texas students and alumni who died in The Great War, now commonly known as World War I.[1] It was unveiled in 1933, at a time when the Old Main Building was still in use. [2]
The memorial fountain is enscribed in Latin with BREVIS A NATURA NOBIS VITA DATA EST AT MEMORIA BENE REDDITAE VITAE SEMPITERA. Translation - A short life hath been given by Nature unto man; but the remembrance of a life laid down in a good cause endureth forever. Beneath this enscription is a memorial bronze plaque that lists all UT students and alumni killed in The Great War.
[edit] References
- ^ "Public Spaces". Green Growth. Austin History Center. pp. 2. http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ahc/green/public2.htm. Retrieved 2006-07-02.
- ^ "The Littlefield Fountain". Campus Structures at The University of Texas at Austin. Center for American History. http://www.cah.utexas.edu/exhibits/StatuesExhibit/large/large3.html. Retrieved 2006-07-02.
Coordinates: 30°17′02″N 97°44′23″W / 30.2839°N 97.7396°W
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