Life in Bronze: Lawrence M. Ludtke, Sculptor

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111 introduction 1. Donald Martin Reynolds, Masters of American Sculpture: The Figurative Tradition from the American Renaissance to the Millennium (New York: Abbeville Press, 1993), 9. 2. Ibid. 3. “Grant in Sculpture: Part I—The Context,” http://www.grantstomb.org/news/ gis01.html. 4. Pompeo Coppini, From Dawn to Sunset (San Antonio: Naylor, 1949); “Coppini, Pompeo Luigi,” Texas State Historical Association, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook /online/articles/fc067; “Founders,” Coppini Academy of Fine Arts, http://coppini .us/founders.html. 5. Unless otherwise indicated, all quotations from Ludtke are taken from taped interviews by author, Houston, TX, April 2007. paintbrushes and fastballs 1. John Hollis, “Larry Ludtke: Former Minor-Leaguer a Big-League Sculptor,” Houston Post, May 9, 1982. 2. “Solis, Ludtke Credited with 3-1, 4-1 Triumphs,” Miami Herald, no date. an awakening 1. Erika Ludtke, interview by author, Houston, TX, April 2007. 2. Ibid. a guiding hand from the past 1. Coppini, From Dawn to Sunset, 308. 2. Pompeo Coppini, letter to Bruce W. Bryant, State Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds, regarding Lawrence Sullivan Ross statue, Austin, TX, May 8, 1918, Lawrence Ludtke personal collection; Coppini, From Dawn to Sunset, 232. notes 112 Notes to Pages 22–46 herman, heroes, and legends 1. Erik Ludtke, interview by author, Houston, TX, April 20, 2007. 2. “Bronze Rams Flank San Angelo Entrance,” Ethicon News, August 1966. 3. H. Ross Perot, interview by author, Dallas, TX, February 8, 2008. 4. Ibid.; Raquel Rutledge, “Fighter Pilot Robinson Risner,” Colorado Springs Gazette, November 17, 2001; “General Robbie Risner’s 9’ Tall Statue,” http://www.nampows.org/ Risner. 5. “An Unprecedented Opportunity,” Reagan Bronze, Inc., http://www.reaganbronze .com/PAGES/History/html; Ronald Reagan, letter to Lawrence Ludtke, February 24, 1986, Ludtke personal collection. 6. “Donovan’s Statue,” https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/virtual-tour-flash/flashmovie -text.html. 7. Jacqueline M. Pontello, “The Texas Walk,” Southwest Art, August 1988, 72–74. 8. Ibid., 74. 9. Lucy D. Rosenfeld, A Century of American Sculpture: The Roman Bronze Works Foundry (Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2002), 8–13. 10. “Victor M. Contini Is Dead at 81: Translated Visions into Bronze,” New York Times, October 17, 1995. Victor Contini was the younger brother of Ludtke’s longtime moldmaker, Cesare Contini. return to aggieland 1. Memorandum from James R. Reynolds to Amy Glass, editor in chief, Texas Aggie, May 9, 2003; James R. Reynolds, interview by author, Houston, TX, November 19, 2007. 2. Quoted in Mike L. Downey, “A Legacy in Clay,” Texas Aggie, January–February 2004, 44. 3. Reynolds interview. 4. Lawrence Ludtke, proposal for James Earl Rudder statue, submitted to R. N. “Dick” Conolly, March 30, 1992, Ludtke personal collection. 5. Quoted in Downey, “Legacy in Clay,” 45. 6. Brad Neighbor, interview by author, Santa Fe, NM, November 6, 2007. 7. Reynolds interview; Erika Ludtke interview. 8. Veryl Goodnight, telephone interview by author, November 14, 2007. 9. “First Statue on Quad Honors Hollingsworth ’40,” First Call, Texas A&M University , fall 1999, 5; speech for dedication of Gen. James F. Hollingsworth statue, given by Lawrence Ludtke, September 10, 1999. brothers again 1. Robert Holt, “Maryland Gettysburg Memorial Dedicated,” Gettysburg Times, November 14, 1994; Maryland Public Television, Gettysburg Remembered: This Hallowed Ground (Owing Mills: Maryland Public Television, 1994), video. Notes to Pages 47–64 113 2. Proposal to the Committee for Citizens for a Maryland Monument at Gettysburg, submitted by Lawrence Ludtke, 1992, Ludtke personal collection. 3. O. James “Jim” Lighthizer, telephone interview by author, February 2, 2009. 4. Coppini, From Dawn to Sunset, 308. 5. Jaroslav Vodehnal, interview by author, November 12, 2008. 6. Ede Ericson Cardell and Michael Cardell, interview by author, Santa Fe, NM, November 5, 2007. 7. Reynolds interview. 8. Holt, “Maryland Gettysburg Memorial Dedicated”; program for Maryland State Memorial at Gettysburg Dedication Ceremony, November 13, 1994, Ludtke personal collection. tee times and brushstrokes 1. Adrian McAnneny, telephone interview by author, March 4, 2009; Adrian McAnneny, letter to Ludtke family, May 10, 2007. 2. Vodehnal interview; Erik Ludtke interview. texas ties 1. Carol Morris Little, A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1996), 25. 2. Cheryl Laird, “First Female Bronze Statue to Grace Rodeo,” Houston Chronicle, February 18, 1995. 3. “Tribute Evokes Smiles and Maybe a Moment’s Pause,” Classroom Teacher, summer 1998, 6–7; Lawrence Ludtke, letter to Brad Duggan, executive director, Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA), October 10, 1992, Ludtke...