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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox artwork 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 Шаблон:Convert by Шаблон:Convert 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.

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 Шаблон:Convert by Шаблон:Convert.[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

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References

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External links

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