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| Elisabet Ney (1833 - 1907) was a noted
nineteenth-century portrait sculptor. In 1892, celebrated European sculptress, Elisabet Ney, built a small neoclassical studio in the remote natural setting of Hyde
Park, Austin, Texas. In this studio, Ney sculpted the great men of frontier Texas,
among them, life-sized figures of Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston that stand today in
the national and state capitols. Ney also assembled in this studio her earlier sculptures
of European notables, among them, King Ludwig II of Bavaria, King George V of Hanover,
Otto von Bismarck, Giuseppi Garibaldi, Justus von Liebig, Arthur Schopenhauer and Jacob
Grimm, all cherished portraits Ney rendered from life as a young artist.
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University of Texas Art Department
By the turn of the century, Elisabet Ney's Hyde Park studio had become a gathering place
for influential Texans drawn to the colorful character of "Miss Ney" and to the
stimulating discussions of politics and ideas that took place there. Inspired by Ney's
"revolutionary" idea that art and beauty have been and can be powerful forces in
the shaping of a nation as well as in individuals, these early Texans went on to found the
University of Texas Art Department, the Texas Commission on the Arts, the Texas Fine Arts
Association and museums and art schools throughout the state.
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The Elisabet Ney Museum
Following Elisabet Ney's death in 1907, her friends preserved the studio and its contents
as the Elisabet Ney Museum, dedicated to honoring the memory of Elisabet Ney and to
fulfilling her humanitarian ideas and visions for the people of Texas. The Elisabet
Ney Museum continues in this tradition today. Over seventeen thousand visitors from all
fifty states and over twenty countries visit the museum annually to learn of Elisabet Ney
and early Texas history. As a National Historic Landmark, thousands of schoolchildren
visit the museum each year as part of their curricula studies.
Venerated as one of the oldest museums in Texas, the Elisabet Ney Museum
offers visitors a lovingly preserved glimpse into early Texas history and into the life of
a creative and spirited woman who lived life passionately. The museum continues to be a
place where people of all ages can renew their links with the past as it is experienced
not only in the life and spirit of Elisabet Ney, but also in the great men and women whose
spirits are embodied in their portraits: Schopenhauer's grand philosophies, Stephen F.
Austin's quiet heroism, the gallantry of Giuseppi Garibaldi and the fantasy of Ludwig II
and his Bavarian castles, all under one roof- the cherished legacy of Elisabet Ney.
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Restoration Project
The Elisabet Ney Museum is currently planning to restore and preserve the landscape
cultivated by Elisabet Ney as part of her studio during her residence at the site from
1892 to 1907. The landscape restoration will complete the restoration of the museum
as a national, state, and local historic landmark begun in 1980 with the restoration
of the studio building. The project is supported in part by a grant from the
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| Directions:
Elizabet Ney
Museum is located in the Hyde Park area, north of downtown.
Map to Elisbet Ney Museum
From Mopac: Exit 45th Street and head
East. Take a right on Speedway, then a left on 44th Street. 44th will dead-end
in front of the museum on your left.
From IH-35:
Exit 45th Street and head West. Turn left on Speedway and left on 44th
St. 44th Street will dead-end in front of the museum on your left.
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