Philosophers' Rock
Glenna Goodacre's bronze sculpture of three of Austin's most recognized personalities from midcentury -- naturalist Roy Bedichek, raconteur J. Frank Dobie, and historian Walter Prescott Webb -- captures the essence of the three friends who used to chew the fat together at Barton Springs Pool. No heroic posing here: Two of the three are wearing bathing trunks, which reveal potbellies, wrinkles, and sagging muscles, and all three are sitting down in mid-discussion. The casual friendliness of the pose and the intelligence of the men's expressions have made this piece, installed in 1994, an Austin favorite.
Glenna Goodacre's bronze sculpture of three of Austin's most recognized personalities from midcentury -- naturalist Roy Bedichek, raconteur J. Frank Dobie, and historian Walter Prescott Webb -- captures the essence of the three friends who used to chew the fat together at Barton Springs Pool. No heroic posing here: Two of the three are wearing bathing trunks, which reveal potbellies, wrinkles, and sagging muscles, and all three are sitting down in mid-discussion. The casual friendliness of the pose and the intelligence of the men's expressions have made this piece, installed in 1994, an Austin favorite.
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