Congratulations to our winner, Mary-Jane Buschlen for receiving the most votes for her "Amarylis under Moongate 2005" public sculpture photo which is pictured below.

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Entries:

Ben Woitena - 3/4 Time Location: Memorial Park Area Houston, Texas Website: benwoitenasculptor.com Congratulations to Anastacia Buenavista for correctly identifying Mystery Sculpture #1! Identifying information is now posted above.

Mystery Sculpture #2 Location: Eleanor Tinsley Park Allen Parkway Houston, Texas Be the first person to identify the name of this sculpture and the name of the artist that created it and receive a $50 gift certificate to AccessoryHut.com. Click on the photo and email us the information.

Victor Salmones - "Cancer….There is Hope" Location: Richard & Annetee Bloch Cancer Survivor's Plaza Hermann Park Houston, Texas The last work of the world renowned sculptor, Victor Salmones (1937-1989). He claims it to be his finest, the labor of love. The backside figures are cancer patients and their supporters preparing to enter treatment, represented by the maze. Notice the fear, determination and hope displayed on their faces in contrast to the joy on the faces of the front three, signifying successful treatment. Victor Salmones was born in Mexico City in 1937 to parents who were both of Spanish ancestry. His father immigrated to Mexico from Spain in the early thirties, and his mother was Spanish by heritage and Mexican by birth. Victor's father died when he was a young boy, and Victor began working part time to support his family. It was first in public elementary school that Victor discovered his talent and love for the creation of sculpture. While learning to use children's modeling clay, Victor won his first award ~~ for the sculpture of a comic character. While attending high school and later at the Universidad de las Americas, Victor took as many art courses as possible, allowing him to afterward assume a position incorporating his love for art in the commercial world of advertising in 1956. (Photo by: Ray Griffith.)

Henry Spencer Moore - Large Spindle Piece Location: Buffalo Bayou Park South Bank East of Taft Street Houston, Texas Henry Spencer Moore (1898-1986) was born on the 30th of July in the small coalmining town of Castleford, Yorkshire. He was not simply a well-known sculptor: the fame and reputation he accrued during the course of a very long career mark him out as an extraordinary cultured phenomenon, symptomatic of the condition of the arts during the 20th century. His life, ranging from a childhood spent within the confines of a northern mining town to success as an international celebrity courted by the rich and famous. (Photo by: Grace Holmes.)

Mary-Jane Buschlen - "Amarylis under Moongate 2005" Concept & Materials: Mary-Jane Buschlen Site & Installation: Jim Settles Welding: David Cisneros Digital and Multi-Media Artist, Mary-Jane Buschlen spends many hours working on garden beds and perennial garden areas, taking care to incorporate sculptural artworks into every aspect of the landscape design. She currently manages the Watershed Collective Art Studios and Sculpture Garden in Houston, Texas. (Photo by: Mary-Jane Buschlen.)

David Adickes - "A Tribute to Courage" A "Tribute to Courage" - the Sam Houston Statue was designed and constructed by artist, David Adickes. He dedicated the statue to the City of Huntsville, Texas on October 22, 1994. It is the world's tallest statue of an American Hero at 67 feet tall on a 10 foot sunset granite base. David Adickes' career as a painter and more recently as a sculptor, spans many years. After receiving a bachelors degree in math/physics, Adickes went to France and studied from 1948 to 1950 with modern French master Fernand Leger. He returned to Houston and began a painting career which led to dozens of one-man shows in the U.S. and France. Several museums and corporate and private collections own his work. (Photo by: Keith Lowe.)