Selection of Sculpture Commissions
John Sherrill Houser
The Equestrian statue depicting Don Juan de Oñate at the Pass of the North (1598), centerpiece of the XII Travelers Memorial of the Southwest (now in progress with installation at the entrance of the El Paso International Airport. installed Oct. 31, 2006; to be dedicated Saturday, April 21, 2007.
Fray García de San Francisco, Founder of the Pass of the North 1659, second statue in the XII Travelers series, Pioneer Plaza, El Paso, Texas, installed September 1996.
Bishop Alfonso Gallegos, life-size bronze commemorating first Hispanic Bishop of Northern California. Installed near the entrance of the State Capital (Sacramento, California) 1997.
The Bugler (Sacramento, California) large bronze commission by the California Correctional Police Officers’ Association. 1999.
Maestro Abraham Chávez, Life-size bronze bust of Conductor of El Paso Symphony Orchestra, Abraham Chávez Theater in El Paso Civic Center.
La Mujer de la Lampara (The Lamp Lady), Aluminum, life-size figure, City Park, Chihuahua City, Mexico, 1991.
Lic. Fernando Gutierrez Barrios, Presidente de la Gobernación (Minister of the Interior), Republic of México, Twice life-size portrait bust, bronze, installations in Mexico City and Veracruz, 1991.
Katherine Harvey White, portrait bust, bronze, YMCA, Commissioned by the El Paso Community Foundation, 1990.
The Founders, bronze plaque, New Deal Mercantile, El Paso, Texas 1990.
Bras Relief, Helen of Troy Corporation, El Paso, Texas, 1991.