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The Littlefield Fountain

You are looking at The Littlefield Fountain, one of the most amazing fountains that you will be able to see in Austin, Texas. The Littlefield Fountain located at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. The Littlefield Fountain is actually a memorial fountain that is dedicated to the alumni’s of the University of Texas who were died during the World War I. The Littlefield Fountain’s sculpture is made from bronze, the fountain is made from granite, and The Littlefield Fountain’s wall is made from limestone.

The Littlefield Fountain was commissioned to be build in 1919, the fountains construction was mad with the efforts of Major General George W. Littlefield, this the also the reason why the fountain was named The Littlefield Fountain, it was named after Major General Littlefield. Major General Littlefield contracted an Austin Philanthropist Pompeo Coppini to design The Littlefield Fountain’s design; Coppini was also the former Chairman of the University Of Texas Board Of Regents.

But The Littlefield Fountain sculpture designed was furnished with the help of Herbert M. Greene who was in that time a University Architect. With the help of Major General Littlefield’s donation of $250,000 was enough to fund the fountains construction and also the creation of the six figures in The Littlefield Fountain. The Littlefield Fountain’s six sculptures are the portraits of James Stephen Hogg, Jefferson Davis, John H. Reagan, Robert E. Lee, Albert Sidney Johnston, and Woodrow Wilson. The Littlefield Fountain’s design has a bronze prow of a ship; the ship has the personification of Columbia, it has two torches that symbolizes the “Flame of Freedom”, it is also flanked by two military sculptures on the left side is an Army and on the right side is the Navy.