Dawn at the Alamo
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ArtistHenry Arthur McArdle
Dimensions210 cm × 400 cm (84 in × 156 in)
LocationAustin, Texas, United States
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| Artist | Henry Arthur McArdle |
| Dimensions | 210 cm × 400 cm (84 in × 156 in) |
| Location | Austin, Texas, United States |
Dawn at the Alamo is a 1905 painting by Henry Arthur McArdle, displayed in the Texas State Capitol's Senate Chamber,[1] in Austin, Texas, United States.[2] The artwork has received some negative criticism by scholars for depicting David Crockett and William B. Travis with "an angelic glow amid dark imagery".[3]
McArdle painted two versions of Dawn at the Alamo 25 years apart, with the 1881 version destroyed in a fire at the Texas state Capitol.[4] The picture is considered one of McArdle's two masterpieces, with the other being The Battle of San Jacinto, completed in 1898.[5]
