Analysis Of Preston Smith
Title : Bronze sculpture in the renaissance
THESIS : Preston Smith the thinker, bronze sculpture portrait of the idea of accomplishment through education, its gesture and stance by sculptor Glenna Goodarce 1985.
Governor of Texas 1968-1972
Lt. Governor of Texas 1962-1968
State senator 1956-1962
House of representative 1944-1950
Graduate of Texas Tech University 1934.
Honored with distinguished alumnus award 1969
This bronze sculpture, portrays the idea of accomplishment through education. Preston Smith was a person who was, by all indications an unlikely prospect for greatness, humbly modes and unassuming. He was someone who by nature and academic excellence was just a simple man, but he was more than merely ordinary, he looked like a common man, but he was extra-ordinary noble pure and trustworthy. He has presented himself as a good ambassador of Texas Tech university, the state of Texas and beyond. This sculpture is a full clothed figure of Preston Smith, standing 5'9 feet …show more content…
The image is adult-like with a calm demeanor. The missing right leg look as if it is used to be resting at his side. While the left leg is probably at a eighty (80) degree angle, with the right hand touching his hat and the left hand attached to his body projecting to the left leg. The status epitomized the human ideal of an accomplishment, and shows the athletic shape is perfect in a fully well dressed, the face is classically handsome as well; a sound mind equal a sound body. The slight bent in his left leg gives the impression of a movement, but it still look frozen while walking. The counterpoised stance adds an air of nobility to the “man” the great sculpture. Although from another viewing point, the sculpture looks like a monumental architecture, and you find them mostly in
THESIS : Preston Smith the thinker, bronze sculpture portrait of the idea of accomplishment through education, its gesture and stance by sculptor Glenna Goodarce 1985.
Governor of Texas 1968-1972
Lt. Governor of Texas 1962-1968
State senator 1956-1962
House of representative 1944-1950
Graduate of Texas Tech University 1934.
Honored with distinguished alumnus award 1969
This bronze sculpture, portrays the idea of accomplishment through education. Preston Smith was a person who was, by all indications an unlikely prospect for greatness, humbly modes and unassuming. He was someone who by nature and academic excellence was just a simple man, but he was more than merely ordinary, he looked like a common man, but he was extra-ordinary noble pure and trustworthy. He has presented himself as a good ambassador of Texas Tech university, the state of Texas and beyond. This sculpture is a full clothed figure of Preston Smith, standing 5'9 feet …show more content…
The image is adult-like with a calm demeanor. The missing right leg look as if it is used to be resting at his side. While the left leg is probably at a eighty (80) degree angle, with the right hand touching his hat and the left hand attached to his body projecting to the left leg. The status epitomized the human ideal of an accomplishment, and shows the athletic shape is perfect in a fully well dressed, the face is classically handsome as well; a sound mind equal a sound body. The slight bent in his left leg gives the impression of a movement, but it still look frozen while walking. The counterpoised stance adds an air of nobility to the “man” the great sculpture. Although from another viewing point, the sculpture looks like a monumental architecture, and you find them mostly in