Edward Higgins White II, (sculpture)
Object Details
- sculptor
- Ludtke, Lawrence Monroe 1929-
- founder
- Roman Bronze Works
- Subject
- Higgins, Edward White, II
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio survey, 1993.
- Image on file.
- (Lower middle left:) LUDTKE 1986 (copyright symbol) ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC NY signed Founder's mark appears.
- The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
- Summary
- A full-length standing figure of astronaut Edward Higgins White II, seen wearing an astronaut's suit, holding the helmet with his proper right hand. He walks with his proper left foot forward, the palm of his proper left hand turned upward. The sculpture has a short bronze base and is mounted upon a short, circular, polished granite base with paneled sides.
- 1986. Copyrighted 1986
- Control number
- IAS TX000914
- Type
- Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
- Owner/Location
- Administered by Anheuser-Busch Sea World of Texas 10500 Sea World Drive San Antonio Texas 78268
- Located Sea World of Texas Cypress Gardens West San Antonio Texas
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- History--United States--Space Program
- Portrait male--Full length
- Occupation--Transportation--Astronaut
- Dress--Uniform--Astronaut Uniform
- Record ID
- siris_ari_338255
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
