Alamo Cenotaph Monument
by Judy Vincent
Title
Alamo Cenotaph Monument
Artist
Judy Vincent
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This is just one of the four sides of this monument. The Alamo Cenotaph, also known as the Spirit of Sacrifice, is a monument in San Antonio, Texas, commemorating the Battle of the Alamo, which was fought at the adjacent Alamo Mission. The monument was erected in celebration of the centenary of the battle, and bears the names of those known to have fought there on the Texas side.
Although there had been previous plans for Alamo monuments, starting in the late 1800s, the Alamo Cenotaph was the first such erected in San Antonio. (There had been one previous monument in Austin, but it was lost in a Capitol fire.) During the 1936 Texas Centennial celebration, the state of Texas provided $100,000 for the monument, commissioned from local sculptor Pompeo Coppini.
This image has been featured in the following groups:
Fine Arts Professionals - 3/2/17
Images That Excite You - 3/3/17
Canon Full Frame Cameras - 6/12/19
Lady Photographers and Artists - 6/14/19
Arts Fantastic World - 6/16/19
Your Story of Art - 6/17/19
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March 2nd, 2017
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