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Statue of Richard W. Dowling

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Dick Dowling
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ArtistFrank Teich
Year1905 (1905)
MediumSculpture
LocationHouston, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates29°42′33″N 95°23′27″W / 29.709044°N 95.390809°W / 29.709044; -95.390809

Dick Dowling is a 1905 marble sculpture of Confederate commander Richard W. Dowling by Frank Teich, previously installed in 1958 at the Cambridge Street entrance into Houston's Hermann Park, in the U.S. state of Texas.

In June 2020, the memorial was removed in response to the George Floyd protests.

History

The monument was publicly funded.[1] Prior to 1958 the statue was at the city hall.[2]

This was the first public monument commissioned by the city government; he was chosen as he fought in favor of the CSA.[3]

The site received a Historical Marker (#11938) by the Texas Historical Commission in 1998.[4]

On August 19, 2017, Andrew Schneck was arrested at the statue with bomb materials.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dick Dowling". City of Houston. Archived from the original on 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  2. ^ Little, Carol Morris, A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas, University of Texas Press, Austin, 1996, pp. 272-273.
  3. ^ Lomax, John Nova (2009-08-26). "Houston 101: The Short Happy Life of Dick Dowling". Houston Press. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  4. ^ "Details for Major Richard William (Dick) Dowling, C. S. A. (Atlas Number 5201011938)". THC Atlas. Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  5. ^ Berman, Mark (August 21, 2017). "Texas man charged with trying to bomb a Confederate statue in Houston". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2017.


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