Location: Main Entrance Road

Description: A bronze statue of a man, his arms are raised up with wings behind him. His head tilted towards the sky symbolizes his victory over flight. The statue is placed on a pedestal surrounded by two pools. There are six clusters of three birds in flight cast in bronze below the statue of the man. The statue and birds were gifted by the family of Mr. and Mrs. Leo F. Corrigan.

About the Artist: Charles Umlauf (1911-1994) was a prolific, internationally known, 20th century American sculptor whose work embodies a wide range of styles and materials. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago School of Sculpture prior to moving to Austin, Texas in 1941. There he joined the art department at the University of Texas, where he taught as a life drawing and sculpture instructor for 40 years and retired as professor emeritus in 1981.