''Cornet'' is an outdoor concrete and steel sculpture of a
cornet
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by
David Adickes
David Pryor Adickes ( ; born 1927, Huntsville, Texas) is a modernist sculptor and painter. His most famous work is the 67-foot tall '' A Tribute to Courage'' statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas.
Life and career
Adickes was born in Huntsv ...
, located in the
Strand Historic District
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of
Galveston, Texas
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, in the United States.
Modeled after a cornet purchased at an
antique shop
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An antiques shop can also be located within an anti ...
in
, the by replica originally served as a stage prop at the
1984 Louisiana World Exposition
The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition was a World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It was held 100 years after the city's earlier World's Fair, the World Cotton Centennial in 1884. It opened on Saturday, May 12, 1984, and ende ...
. Adickes converted the prop into a freestanding sculpture for installation in Galveston in 1986.
Description and history
''Cornet'', designed by Native Texan artist David Adickes,
is located at 23rd Street and The Strand in
Galveston
Galveston ( ) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas. The community of , with a population of 47,743 in 2010, is the county seat of surrounding Galvesto ...
's
Strand Historic District
The Strand Historic District, also known as the Strand District, in downtown Galveston, Texas ( USA), is a National Historic Landmark District of mainly Victorian era buildings that now house restaurants, antique stores, and curio shops. The area ...
. Before being converted into a freestanding sculpture and installed in Galveston in 1986, the cornet served as a stage prop at the
1984 Louisiana World Exposition
The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition was a World's Fair held in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It was held 100 years after the city's earlier World's Fair, the World Cotton Centennial in 1884. It opened on Saturday, May 12, 1984, and ende ...
.
[ Adickes' model was a "turn-of-the-century-style" cornet purchased an at antique shop in .][ The sculpture is made of white concrete over a steel frame and measures by .][ It features keys, a ]mouthpiece
Mouthpiece may refer to:
* The part of an object which comes near or in contact with one's mouth or nose during use
** Mouthpiece (smoking pipe) or cigarette holder
** Mouthpiece (telephone handset)
** Mouthpiece (woodwind), a component of a woodw ...
and spigots, and is mounted on two metal poles.Smithsonian Institution
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's Save Outdoor Sculpture!
Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) was a community-based effort to identify, document, and conserve outdoor sculpture in the United States. The program was initiated in 1989 and ended in 1999.
History
Save Outdoor Sculpture! was initiated by Herit ...
program in 1993.[
]
See also
* 1986 in art
Events from the year 1986 in art.
Events
*21 May – Eighteen Old Master paintings from the Beit collection are stolen from Russborough House in Ireland by Martin "The General" Cahill, the second major art theft from this location.
*19 August ...
References
External links
Galveston.com's Public Art Tour
1984 establishments in Louisiana
1984 Louisiana World Exposition
1986 sculptures
1986 establishments in Texas
Buildings and structures in Galveston, Texas
Concrete sculptures in Texas
Culture of Galveston, Texas
Sculptures of musical instruments
Relocated buildings and structures in Texas
Sculptures by American artists
Steel sculptures in Texas
Tourist attractions in Galveston, Texas
World's fair sculptures
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