David Adickes

Painter, Sculptor

David Adickes is literally a living legend. He is best known for his massive sculptures of US Presidents and a 67 foot Sam Houston that stands on I-45 going south. He is also an accomplished painter as one of his most famous collectors was the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. David attended Picasso’s 80th Birthday and visited with Salvador Dali in Spain. His stories of the art world are profound and his legacy in Houston will live forever.

Via Wikipedia:

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.

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 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.

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