David Adickes
David Pryor Adickes is a modernist sculptor. 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 Huntsville, Texas in 1927.
In 1983, Adickes created Virtuoso, a 36-foot steel and concrete statue of a string trio. It is displayed in Houston. In 1986, he created Cornet as a stage prop for the New Orleans World Fair. In 1994, he created A Tribute to Courage in memory of Houston's namesake, Sam Houston. In 2004, he created 43 large busts of American presidents at Presidents Park, Virginia. In 2006, he erected 60-foot statue of Stephen F. Austin in Brazoria County, Texas. In 2012, he turned his old high school in Huntsville into the Adickes Art Foundation Museum.Museum Collections
