Pompeo Coppini

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Pompeo Luigi Coppini (May 19, 1870–September 26, 1957) was a sculptor, born in Moglia, Mantua, Italy, the son of Giovanni and Leandra (Raffa) Coppini. He grew up in Florence where he studied at Accademia dell'Arte del Disegno under Augusto Rivalta.

Many of his works are in Austin, Texas, displayed on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol and on the campus of The University of Texas. Coppini's statue of Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Texas Governor and third president of Texas A&M University is considered one of the most revered works on the A&M campus in College Station and students often place coins at the statue's feet for good luck on exams. Coppini's marble statue of Senator James Paul Clarke stands in the U.S. Capitol. Coppini also designed two bronze sculptures at Baylor University in Waco, Texas—those of former Baylor University President Rufus C. Burleson, located on the Burleson Quadrangle on the Baylor campus (1903), and Baylor University namesake and founder Judge R.E.B. Baylor (1939). One of Coppini's best works, as stated by the artist, is the bronze sculpture of John Reagan, former U.S. Senator from Palestine, Texas, located in that city's Reagan Park (1911), featuring the personification of the "Lost Cause of the Confederacy" seated at the base of the monument.

[edit] Selected works

Confederate Soldiers monument (1903) on the Texas State Capitol grounds, on a monument designed by Frank Teich
Rufus C. Burleson bronze statue (1903) at the Burleson Quadrangle on the Baylor University campus in Waco, Texas.
Terry's Texas Rangers monument (1907) on the Texas State Capitol grounds
Hood's Texas Brigade (1910) on the Texas State Capitol grounds
John H. Reagan bronze statues (1911) in Reagan Park in Palestine, Texas
John Hunt Morgan Memorial (1911) in Lexington, Kentucky
Firing Line bronze statue (1912) DeLeon Plaza Victoria, Texas
Lawrence Sullivan Ross (1918) on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas
Charles H. Noyes bronze sculpture (1919) Ballinger, Texas
Bronze doors of the Scottish Rite Cathedral (dedicated 1924) in San Antonio, Texas^[1]
San Antonio Express-News (1929) building entrance with carvings, San Antonio, Texas
Littlefield Fountain (1933) on the University of Texas campus
Cenotaph to the Alamo defenders (1936-40) in San Antonio, Texas
Judge R.E.B. Baylor bronze statue (1939) on the Baylor University campus in Waco, Texas.
George Washington statue (1955) on the University of Texas campus