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Stephen F. Austin was, according to our state history, the

Father of Texas. I’ve often thought of him in the past

when I would hear President Reagan called the ‘Great

Communicator’. He, too, was a great communicator, a

negotiator, a believer in our great state, and it is mostly  due to his heroic efforts that today we are ‘Texas’. He braved many trials and died a young man. It is in his honor that I bring a method of life to my interpretation of Mr. Austin.  I hope you enjoy him.

I used a technique on the soft body which makes it

feel like a leather body found on the antique dolls of

yesteryear. All of the accessories were hand sculpted of

clay; the rifle firing apparatus is metal, but the remainder of the Harper Ferry Rifle,1803, was sculpted of epoxy and clay, and I also made his leather attire.  

His clothing makes the man that I see as Stephen F.

Austin. He would be just as comfortable in a morning suit

as I placed Mr. Sam Houston. Mr. Austin stood about

5’10”. This Stephen F. Austin stands about 18

½”, including the 1 inch thick walnut stained base. 

                          $895.00

Stephen F. Austin

  Original Art Dolls by Lynda Dunham-Watkins

                   Powderly,  Texas

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