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Dick Dowling is a 1905 marble sculpture of Confederate commander Richard W. Dowling by Frank Teich, previously installed in 1958 at the Cambridge Street entrance into Houston's Hermann Park, in the U.S. state of Texas.

This article needs to be updated. (June 2020)

Dick Dowling
Artist	Frank Teich
Year	1905 (1905)
Medium	Sculpture
Location	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates	29.709044°N 95.390809°W / 29.709044; -95.390809

In June 2020, the memorial was removed in response to the George Floyd protests.

History

The monument was publicly funded.[1] Prior to 1958 the statue was at the city hall.[2]

This was the first public monument commissioned by the city government; he was chosen as he fought in favor of the CSA.[3]

The site received a Historical Marker (#11938) by the Texas Historical Commission in 1998.[4]

On August 19, 2017, Andrew Schneck was arrested at the statue with bomb materials.[5]

See also

• 1905 in art
• List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
• List of public art in Houston

References

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