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David Adickes, 1927 | Figurative sculptor /painter

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Born in Huntsville, Texas, David Adickes earned his undergraduate degree in physics and mathematics from Sam Houston State College (now University).
The summer after graduation, he attended the Kansas City Art Institute and realized that art was what he really wanted to do.
Adickes used his G.I. Bill to study painting in Paris with modern master, Fernand Leger.
He returned to Houston and began painting full-time.



In 1983, he was commissioned to make his first monumental sculpture, Virtuoso, which now resides at the Lyric Center in downtown Houston.
Adickes also created the 76-foot tall figure of Sam Houston that stands on Interstate 45 just south of Huntsville.

David Adickes looms large in the art world - and for no small reason. His gigantic statues of historical figures have become tourist attractions from South Dakota to Virginia to his home state of Texas.
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David Adickes è uno scultore statunitense.
La sua opera più famosa è la statua monumentale di Sam Houston, costruita a Huntsville, in Texas, la sua città natale.
Ha studiato presso la Sam Houston State University e il Kansas City Art Institute.
Ha viaggiato molto in Europa, Giappone, Medio Oriente, Russia e Nord Africa ed è poi tornato in Texas per insegnare arte presso l'Università del Texas di Austin.

Le sue sculture principali sono:
  • The Virtuoso (Houston, 1983).
  • The French Telephone (Houston, 1984).
  • The Stone Trumpet (Galveston, 1984).
  • The Winds of Change (Bush International Airport, Houston, 1989).
  • Sam Houston Statue (Huntsville, 1994).