Overview

• David Adickes passed away Sunday night at age 98 in a Houston-area care facility, surrounded by his life partner Linda Wiley and daughter Mary Adickes Van Pelt.
• The Adickes Art Public Art Legacy Program, launched in 2023, seeks to place his third and final edition of presidential busts and other works in publicly accessible venues.
• In May, trial lawyer Tony Buzbee purchased and installed six of Adickes’s sculptures at his private Antioch Ranch in Cass County.
• Among Adickes’s landmark monuments are the 67-foot “A Tribute to Courage” statue of Sam Houston in Huntsville and the 18-foot “Mount Rush Hour” busts at American Statesmanship Park.
• Several remaining presidential busts and large-scale pieces remain at his Nance Street studio while the Legacy Program works with museums, parks and cities to secure their permanent display.