St. Edward's University Hilltopper (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1983 Page: 5 of 6
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Friday, November 18, 1983
Museum displays Ney sculptures
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John Cobb awarded scholarship
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...“She was a pioneer in the art
development of Texas,” Bride Neill
Taylor, author of “Elisabet Ney
Sculptor/’ wrote.
Ney, Texas’ first sculptor, en-
couraged the young University of
Texas to add a school of art to its
campus.
During her years in Austin, Ney’s
work became renown throughout
the U.S. and helped to replace a na-
tional concept of a raw and un-
civilized Texas with a more cultured
and genteel image.
Born 1833, in Germany, Ney
became a master European sculptor
after earning scholarships to the
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Built in 1892, a three-story struc-
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Hyde Park district, served the
sculptor and her husband, as both a
living and working area, until her
death in 1907.
The Ney house, now a museum,
is nestled in a block square park. It
is surrounded by a limestone rock
wall, shaded by large elm trees and
crossed by a gently flowing creek.
A major renovation in 1981 and
1982 by the city and individual con-
tributors restored the building’s in-
terior.
The lower floor contains plaster
models, marble busts, statues, and
replicas of her major pieces.
Among these is the magnificent
recumbent statute of Confederate
General Albert Sidney Johnston
whose original lies over his tomb at
Austin’s State Cemetery.
A circular wooden staircase leads
into Ney’s second floor living
quarters with its stone and wood
balcony. The balcony’s facade is in-
set with large sheet metal Texas
stars.
Spiraling sharply, an almost
perpendicular narrow metal stair-
case goes to Dr. Montgomery’s
small third floor studio.
Open daily, the Elisabet Ney
Museum, operated by the City of
Austin, Parks and Recreation
Department, is located at 304 E.
44th St.
male dominated German art
academies. A unique achievement
during a time when women’s par-
ticipation in the arts were severely
restricted.
To escape the Franco-Prussian
War, Ney and her Scot husband,
Dr. Montgomery, in 1870, fled to
the U.S. Finally, they chose to live
in Texas because of its reportedly
mild and healthful climate.
In 1892, Ney received a commis-
sion to sculpture statues of Sam
Houston and Stephen F. Austin for
the Texas pavillion at Chicago’s
1893 Columbian Exposition. These
statues are now displayed at the
Texas Capitol. She also carved a
duplicate copy of each statue for
permanent display at the National
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The Austin Art League awarded
1983 St. Edward’s graduate John
Cobb a $250 scholarship last spring
for his outstanding art work. Cobb
is the first non-University of Texas
student who has received this
award.
The art league is encouraging
young artists to continue with their
talents by awarding these scholar-
ships. “Since artists are not
recognized in the American society
as much as in the European society
I think that the art league is doing a
lot to help encourage and recognize
artists,” said Cobb.
In the past, the art league chose
works that were painted by UT
students. This year they were in-
formed about John Cobb, a pro-
mising St. Ed’s art student. The art
league decided to look at Cobb’s
paintings, and chose him as the win-
ner. Cobb said, “I think that the
reason that the ladies of the art
league chose my work instead of
some of the other paintings is
because my paintings have more of
a “traditional” type of style rather
than a “contemporary” style.”
Cobb began private art lessons
when he was seven. Throughout the
years he maintained his artistic
abilities. Cobb began his college
education at the Rhode Island
School of Design. He then took a
year off of school to travel
throughout Europe. Cobb com-
pleted his last two years of study at
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Since childhood Barbara Lau
has always dreamed of being a
poet, and by age 12 she knew she
wanted to be a journalist.
Barbara Lau, the new Direc-
tor of Publications and Rela-
tions, started working for St.
Edward’s on November 1.
“I’m really excited by the
talented people here and the
chance to work in this environ-
ment. St. Edward’s has a spec-
ialized environment that you
don’t find much in the outside
world,” said Lau.
Lau has been a freelance
magazine writer for the last three
years, contributing to several
local and statewide publications.
She has also sold work to na-
tional women’s magazines like
Family Circle, Working
Women, Savvy and Self.
Lau is a contributing editor
for Texas Business Magazine
and wrote a monthly health col-
umn for Austin Magazine.
At St. Ed’s, Lau is in charge
of three publications. She does
the writing, editing and layout
for the quarterly Alumni letter,
the Austin Calendar and the in-
ner campus faculty/staff
newsletter.
Lau is interested in getting
funding for Everyman, and
St. Ed’s and graduated in May with
a major in art.
At the present time Cobb is work-
ing as a substitute teacher for
Austin Independent School
District. He is, however, keeping
his art work up to date. “I must
have another job because a painting
takes so long to finish, but it can be
sold pretty fast,” said Cobb.
On Oct. 12, Cobb presented his
works to the art league in a program
which is required of those students
who receive the scholarship. Cobb
showed the league slides of his
works, as well as several originals
which he discussed at length. One
of its paintings is on display in a
bank in Wimberley, Texas. On
Nov. 20, eight of Cobb’s paintings
will be on display in an exhibit in
Corpus Christi.
St. Ed’s art department is proud
to have had such an outstanding ar-
tist. Walle Conoly, art department
chairman said, “we are very proud
of John, he really deserved the
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Staff Photo by Denise Ford
wants to upgrade and expand the
faculty newsletter.
“My goal is increasing and
enhancing the exposure of St.
Edward’s to the Austin com-
munity and beyond. It entails
getting faculty, students and
special programs into the news
media.
“I want to have a lot of
magazine articles that focus on a
faculty or staff person from St.
Edwards. I’ve already con-
tracted with Austin Magazine to
do two stories which rely on St.
Edward’s sources.”
Lau says we need to under-
stand the importance of increas-
ing the image of our school.
Lau studied journalism at
U.T. and received a split degree.
She worked on the student news-
paper and took several writing
classes.
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