Elisabet Ney, one of the first professional sculptors in Texas, in her studio with her bust of William Jennings Bryan, Austin, 1900. Prints and Photographs Collection, Elisabet Ney file, The Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin; CN 02910. When Ney found out that Bryan was going to visit Austin, she contacted Governor Hogg, his host, and requested that Bryan pose for her.