Littlefield Fountain | |
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![]() Littlefield Fountain in front of the Main Building Tower | |
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Artist | Pompeo Coppini (sculptor) Paul Philippe Cret (architect) |
Completion date | April 29, 1933 |
Type | Memorial fountain and sculpture |
Medium | Sculpture: bronze Fountain: granite Fountain wall: limestone |
Location | Austin, Texas |
30°17′02″N 97°44′23″W / 30.28389°N 97.73972°W | |
Owner | University of Texas at Austin |
Littlefield Fountain (also known as the Littlefield Memorial Gateway)[1] is a World War I memorial monument designed by Italian-born sculptor Pompeo Coppini on the main campus of the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, at the entrance to the university's South Mall. Completed in 1933, the monument is named after university regent and benefactor George W. Littlefield, whose donation paid for its design and construction.