Littlefield Fountain at the Univeristy of Texas
by Kristina Deane
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Littlefield Fountain at the Univeristy of Texas
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Kristina Deane
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Photograph - Photography
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This HDR photograph is of the "Littlefield Fountain" on the University of Texas at Austin campus.
From Wikipedia:
Littlefield Fountain is a monument by Italian-born sculptor Pompeo Coppini, located on the main campus of The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas.
The fountain was built with money from a $250,000 trust established by Major George W. Littlefield as a memorial for University of Texas students and alumni who died in The Great War, now commonly known as World War I.[1] It was unveiled in 1933, at a time when the Old Main Building was still in use.[2]
The memorial fountain is inscribed in Latin with BREVIS A NATURA NOBIS VITA DATA EST AT MEMORIA BENE REDDITAE VITAE SEMPITERNA. Translation - "A short life hath been given by Nature unto man; but the remembrance of a life laid down in a good cause endureth forever." Beneath this inscription is a memorial bronze plaque that lists all UT students and alumni killed in The Great War.
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July 20th, 2013
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