Austin: Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum
Austin: Umlauf Sculpture Garden And Museum
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<p>Sculpture of a man reclining with the palm of his hand upraised titled “Lazarus” by Charles Umlauf</p>
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<p>Sculpture of man carrying a woman in his arms and kissing her titled “The Kiss” by Charles Umlauf</p>
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<p>Sculpture of a boy with wings with his feet in the air, falling, titled “Icarus” by Charles Umlauf</p>
The son of French and German immigrants, sculptor Charles Umlauf was born in Michigan and moved to Texas in 1941 to join the University of Texas faculty. He served the school for more than four decades. In 1944, he purchased property above BartonSprings, where he built a studio and garden.
Umlauf’s styles and materials run the gamut, from expressionism to neoclassical realism to lyrical abstraction. He’s sculpted with wood, terra cotta, marble, and bronze. There are more Umlaufworks in public places than of any other sculptor. Many of them are here (along with the works of others), in his beautiful Sculpture Garden.
Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum
- Hours: Tuesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday - Sunday 12 - 4 p.m.
- Admission: Adults: $5, Seniors (60+): $3, Students w/ID: $1
- 605 Robert E. Lee Rd., Austin, TX
- 512-445-5582
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