George H.W. Bush Presidential Monument
Collection: Convention & Entertainment Facilities (CEF)
2004
Bronze mounted on a granite base
Location:
Sesquicentennial Park, Chas Fagan, George H.W. Bush Presidential Monument, 2004
400 Texas Avenue
Houston, TX 77002
About the Artwork:
George H.W. Bush Presidential Monument (2004)
by Chas Fagan and Wei Li Wang
This monument complex is made up of different sculptural parts to form one tribute to the 41st American president George H.W. Bush. The main feature is a central bronze statue of Bush, measuring eight feet high and weighing 650 pounds, created by sculptor Chas Fagan that shows him in a suit and walking with his right hand in his pocket. Behind Bush are two bronze eagles, also created by Fagan, on top of granite plinths that flank him, as though protecting him from behind. Bush is also surrounded by four granite blocks in a semicircle that hold bronze bas reliefs by sculptor Wei Li Wang, each showing a different part of his life: as a Navy pilot in World War II; as a Houston oilman and member of Congress; with Mikhail Gorbachev and the end of the Cold War with the destruction of the Berlin Wall; and with his wife Barbara attending the inauguration of their oldest son as 43rd president. Two of the granite blocks are etched with quotes by Bush. Located within Sesquicentennial Park in downtown Houston, Bush overlooks Buffalo Bayou, a main channel of transportation in Houston when the city was founded in 1836.
Monumento Presidencial a George H.W. Bush (2004)
por Chas Fagan y Wei Li Wang
Este complejo monumental está compuesto por diferentes elementos escultóricos que forman un homenaje al 41.º presidente estadounidense, George H.W. Bush. La pieza central es una estatua de bronce de Bush, de 2,4 metros de altura y 295 kilogramos de peso, creada por el escultor Chas Fagan, que lo representa con traje y caminando con la mano derecha en el bolsillo. Detrás de Bush se encuentran dos águilas de bronce, también obra de Fagan, sobre pedestales de granito que lo flanquean, como si lo protegieran por la espalda. Bush está rodeado por cuatro bloques de granito dispuestos en semicírculo que exhiben bajorrelieves de bronce del escultor Wei Li Wang, cada uno representando una etapa diferente de su vida: como piloto de la Armada durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial; como empresario petrolero en Houston y miembro del Congreso; junto a Mijaíl Gorbachov y el fin de la Guerra Fría con la caída del Muro de Berlín; y con su esposa Barbara, asistiendo a la investidura de su hijo mayor como el 43.er presidente. Dos de los bloques de granito tienen grabadas citas de Bush. Ubicado en el Parque del Sesquicentenario, en el centro de Houston, el monumento a Bush domina el Buffalo Bayou, una importante vía fluvial de transporte en Houston desde la fundación de la ciudad en 1836.
George H.W. Bush Presidential Monument (2004)
by Chas Fagan and Wei Li Wang
This monument complex is made up of different sculptural parts to form one tribute to the 41st American president George H.W. Bush. The main feature is a central bronze statue of Bush, measuring eight feet high and weighing 650 pounds, created by sculptor Chas Fagan that shows him in a suit and walking with his right hand in his pocket. Behind Bush are two bronze eagles, also created by Fagan, on top of granite plinths that flank him, as though protecting him from behind. Bush is also surrounded by four granite blocks in a semicircle that hold bronze bas reliefs by sculptor Wei Li Wang, each showing a different part of his life: as a Navy pilot in World War II; as a Houston oilman and member of Congress; with Mikhail Gorbachev and the end of the Cold War with the destruction of the Berlin Wall; and with his wife Barbara attending the inauguration of their oldest son as 43rd president. Two of the granite blocks are etched with quotes by Bush. Located within Sesquicentennial Park in downtown Houston, Bush overlooks Buffalo Bayou, a main channel of transportation in Houston when the city was founded in 1836.
Monumento Presidencial a George H.W. Bush (2004)
por Chas Fagan y Wei Li Wang
Este complejo monumental está compuesto por diferentes elementos escultóricos que forman un homenaje al 41.º presidente estadounidense, George H.W. Bush. La pieza central es una estatua de bronce de Bush, de 2,4 metros de altura y 295 kilogramos de peso, creada por el escultor Chas Fagan, que lo representa con traje y caminando con la mano derecha en el bolsillo. Detrás de Bush se encuentran dos águilas de bronce, también obra de Fagan, sobre pedestales de granito que lo flanquean, como si lo protegieran por la espalda. Bush está rodeado por cuatro bloques de granito dispuestos en semicírculo que exhiben bajorrelieves de bronce del escultor Wei Li Wang, cada uno representando una etapa diferente de su vida: como piloto de la Armada durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial; como empresario petrolero en Houston y miembro del Congreso; junto a Mijaíl Gorbachov y el fin de la Guerra Fría con la caída del Muro de Berlín; y con su esposa Barbara, asistiendo a la investidura de su hijo mayor como el 43.er presidente. Dos de los bloques de granito tienen grabadas citas de Bush. Ubicado en el Parque del Sesquicentenario, en el centro de Houston, el monumento a Bush domina el Buffalo Bayou, una importante vía fluvial de transporte en Houston desde la fundación de la ciudad en 1836.