Huntsville (68 miles N of Houston, 165 miles S of Dallas) is where Sam Houston was buried, and it is the home of Sam Houston State University. It is also the County Seat of Walker County, in East Texas.
Awesome post. I had no idea there was that cool Leadbelly mural, *or* a commemorative plaque for Sam Houston's whittling.
Have you seen the giant presidential heads sculpted by David Adickes, who did the Sam Houston statue? He has a workshop in Houston where you can just go in there and see them. They're amazing! I swear I read on Houstonist that he is doing a giant outdoor sculpture of the Beatles in Houston, but the site is down today and I can't ckeck my facts.
Thanks, lisa! Yeah, I thought the whittling memorial plaque was a nice touch.
I can't wait to see those Beatles sculptures when he is done. The Houston Chronicle had a story about it a few months ago, and I had the impression he was nearly done with the "George."
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Awesome post. I had no idea there was that cool Leadbelly mural, *or* a commemorative plaque for Sam Houston's whittling.
Have you seen the giant presidential heads sculpted by David Adickes, who did the Sam Houston statue? He has a workshop in Houston where you can just go in there and see them. They're amazing! I swear I read on Houstonist that he is doing a giant outdoor sculpture of the Beatles in Houston, but the site is down today and I can't ckeck my facts.
Thanks, lisa! Yeah, I thought the whittling memorial plaque was a nice touch.
I can't wait to see those Beatles sculptures when he is done. The Houston Chronicle had a story about it a few months ago, and I had the impression he was nearly done with the "George."
Such and awesome site. I love the "Laura" poster.
Yes, it was awesome. The movie posters are sitting on that fine line between tacky and cool. I think they just manage to be on the cool side, too.
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