Press Room

Barbara Jordan:

·    Biography
·    History of Barbara Jordan
·    Quotes by Barbara Jordan
·    Barbara Jordan National Forum on Public Policy
·    Barbara Jordan's Legacy of Equality and Justice
·    A Tribute to Barbara Jordan
·    Other Resources

                 

Statue Unveiling Event Information:

·   Save the Date
·   Unveiling Week Activities
·   Press Parking Information



Statue Project Information:

·   Statue Project Overview
·   Project Background
·   Artist Information
·   Site Information
·   Plaza Information


Comments about Statue:

·   Video comments
·   Quotes from UT Faculty, Staff and Students


Photo Gallery:


(Source: Larson Burns Smith)

(Source: Bruce Wolfe)



     
     

(Courtesy of the Briscoe Center for American History, UT-Austin)


Press Releases:


·   Plans under way to erect statues on campus of Barbara Jordan, Cesar Chavez (October 14, 2004)
·   Sculptor Bruce Wolfe Selected To Create New Barbara Jordan Statue (June 27, 2007)
·   Display of maquettes in round two (April 10, 2007)
·   Program to Honor Barbara Jordan Announced by University Libraries (February 23, 2009)
·   Statue of Barbara Jordan to be Unveiled April 24 On The University of Texas at Austin Campus (March 10, 2009)
·   The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education Weekly Bulletin (April 9, 2009)
·   Libraries Hosts Panel to Discuss Jordan’s Life, Career (April 13, 2009)
·   Statue Honoring Barbara Jordan to be Unveiled on The University of Texas at Austin Campus April 24 (April 17, 2009)
·   Jordan's statue to grace UT campus (April 20, 2009)
·   Commemorating Barbara Jordan (April 22, 2009)
·   Barbara Jordon statue unveiled at UT (April 24, 2009)
·   UT unveils statue of trailblazing Texas politician Barbara Jordan (April 24, 2009)
·   Statue Honoring Barbara Jordan Unveiled on The University of Texas at Austin Campus (April 24, 2009)
·   Barbara Jordan Statue Unveiled Today (April 24, 2009)
·   The Barbara Jordan Statue at UT (April 24, 2009)
·   University to unveil statue honoring Barbara Jordan (April 24, 2009)
·   Barbara Jordan Statue (April 24, 2009)
·   Statue immortalizes Barbara Jordan (April, 27 2009)



Media Inquiries:

For more information, please contact:

·   Leslie Blair, Associate Director of Communications, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, The University of Texas at Austin at leslieblair@austin.utexas.edu or call 512-232-4621

·   Claudia Prieto, Graduate Assistant, Barbara Jordan Statue Project at ut_prieto@hotmail.com