Cornet is an outdoor concrete and steel sculpture of a cornet by David Adickes, located in the Strand Historic District of Galveston, Texas, in the United States.[1] Modeled after a cornet purchased at an antique shop in New Orleans, the 20 feet (6.1 m) by 26 feet (7.9 m) replica originally served as a stage prop at the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. Adickes converted the prop into a freestanding sculpture for installation in Galveston in 1986.

Cornet
Artist	David Adickes
Year	1986 (1986)
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Concrete steel
Subject	Cornet
Dimensions	6.1 m × 7.9 m (20 ft × 26 ft)
Location	Galveston, Texas, United States
Coordinates	29.3069°N 94.7941°W / 29.3069; -94.7941

Description and history

Cornet, designed by Native Texan artist David Adickes,[2] is located at 23rd Street and The Strand in Galveston's Strand Historic District. 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.[1] Adickes' model was a "turn-of-the-century-style" cornet purchased an at antique shop in New Orleans.[2] The sculpture is made of white concrete over a steel frame and measures 20 feet (6.1 m) by 26 feet (7.9 m).[1][2] It features keys, a mouthpiece and spigots, and is mounted on two metal poles.[3] Cornet was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's Save Outdoor Sculpture! program in 1993.[3]

See also

• 1986 in art

References

External links

• Galveston.com's Public Art Tour