George Nelson

George Nelson is a sculptor, painter, and archaeologist whose main subject matter is Texas History. A native Texan, he lives and works on Nelson Ranch in the Dry Frio Canyon of the Texas Hill Country where four generations of his family have made their home. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and for the past twenty-five years has been using his skills as an artist to create murals, dioramas, reliefs, and sculptures to recreate and interpret archaeological and historic sites all around Texas. Mr. Nelson's work is included in the following collections: Texas Memorial Museum, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, National Park Service, the Institute of Texan Cultures, City of San Antonio, Witte Museum, The Alamo, and the private collection of King Juan Carlos of Spain.
In 1986 he was commissioned by the City of San Antonio to create a bronze relief of the Alamo as it appeared in 1836, for Alamo Plaza. The Witte Museum commissioned a large relief map of the old town of San Antonio de Bejar 1836 showing the layout of the town, the Alamo, and the surrounding terrain. This model is now at the IMAX Theater near Alamo Plaza.
In 1997, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas requested the use of the color bird's-eye views included in The Alamo - An Illustrated History, on a new interpretive Wall of History outside the Alamo Church.
George Nelson has worked on over 30 archaeological excavations in Texas, Colorado, Oregon, Alaska, and Utah for organizations like Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Historical Commission, The University of Texas, Texas Highway Department, The U.S. Army, and the National Forest Service.
Discover George Nelson's stunning bronze renderings of the Alamo's historical layout throughout its history. Commissioned by Phil Collins, these seven intricately crafted sculptures, spanning from 1744 to 1900, offer a unique perspective on the mission's evolution over time. Explore the captivating artworks and delve into the rich history they represent. Nelson was quoted saying “What I tried to do was create essentially bronze time machines so that anybody, children or people from around the world, can explore the Alamo through time to understand how it came to be like it is now.”

Later, using historical maps and other documents, he compiled and self-published a book called “The Alamo: An Illustrated History.” On its third edition, the book has not been out of print since 1998.

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