A statue of George Washington by noted sculptor Pompeo Coppini commands a view of the Texas Capitol from the nearby South Mall of the University of Texas.
The Littlefield Fountain—a memorial to University of Texas students and alumni who died in World War I sculpted by Pompeo Coppini—is overshadowed by the University’s Main Building in Austin.
Students at Texas A&M University place pennies for luck on exams at the base of the campus’ statue of former Texas governor and university president Lawrence Sullivan Ross.
This statue of Lawrence Sullivan Ross—the 19th Governor of Texas—stands in front of Texas A&M University’s Academic Building. Known as Sully to students, Ross was the 7th President of the University, from 1891-1898.