David Adickes

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David Pryor Adickes
LBJ Presidential Library in 2015
Born (1927-01-19) January 19, 1927 (age 97)
Huntsville, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Known forSculpture
Notable workA Tribute to Courage

David Pryor Adickes (/ˈædɪks/ AD-iks;[1] born January 19, 1927, Huntsville, Texas) is a modernist sculptor and painter.[2] His most famous work is the 67-foot tall A Tribute to Courage statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas.[3]

Life and career

Adickes was born in Huntsville, Texas on January 19, 1927.[4]

In 1949, Adickes travelled to France to study under Fernand Léger. After two years, he returned to Texas and began presenting his work.[5] In 1955, Adickes was commissioned to paint a large historical mural of the city for the then-new Houston Club. That fall, he was hired to teach in the Art Department of the University of Texas at Austin.[6][5]

In 1983, after being a fulltime painter and art instructor for more than two decades, Adickes was commissioned to make his first monumental sculpture. He created the Virtuoso, a 36-foot steel and concrete statue of a string trio. It is displayed in

Brazoria County, Texas.[10] In 2012, he turned his old high school in Huntsville into the Adickes Art Foundation Museum.[11]

Gallery of selected works

Museum Collections

References

  1. ^ "ArtBeat Nation, Season 3 Episode 18". YouTube. February 17, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. ISBN 9780292756595
    . Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  3. ISBN 9780816642908
    . Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  4. ^ David Adickes Description reavesart.com Retrieved 25 July 2018
  5. ^ a b "One-Man Show Opens at Laguna Gloria Sunday". Austin American-Statesman. May 19, 1957. p. 9. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "TEXAS ARTIST: DAVID ADICKES". Vogt Auction. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  7. ISBN 9780292760363
    . Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  8. ^ Little, p. 229.
  9. ^ Billock, Jennifer. "How 43 Giant, Crumbling Presidential Heads Ended Up in a Virginia Field". Smithsonian. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  10. ^ Warren, Susan (January 18, 2006). "Concrete Cowboy: Sculptor of Tall Art Sets Sights Higher; Texan David Adickes Renders Presidents, the Beatles; Now Aiming for 280 Feet". The Wall Street Journal.
  11. ^ Hlavaty, Craig (June 19, 2015). "Documentary on Houston sculptor David Adickes in the works". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

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