Pompeo Coppini

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 bronze two bronze sculptures at Baylor University in Waco, Texas--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.

elected works by Pompeo Coppini

*Confederate Soldiers monument (1903) on the Texas State Capitol grounds, on 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 1926) in San Antonio, Texas
*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 (1936-40) 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

External links

* [http://www.coppiniacademy.com/index.html Coppini Academy at his former workshop]
*Handbook of Texas|id=CC/fco67|name=Pompei Coppini
*findagrave|grid=18170|name=Pompeo Coppini
* [http://www.tspb.state.tx.us/SPB/gallery/MonuList/MonuList.htm Texas State Preservation Board: Texas State Capitol Monuments]
* [http://www.utexas.edu/tours/statues/ The University of Texas at Austin: Tour: Statues]
* [http://stark.tamu.edu/sculpture.html Texas A&M University: Outdoor Sculpture]