Week 2

My progress increased through both the advice of my instructor, a true historian, and the assistance of the Corpus Christi Central Library.

Both the atmosphere and the abundant historical records opened paths to the possibilities of my research. At first I was confused about where to start, because there is no one file on "Art" or "Sculptures of Corpus Christi". My research demanded that I get creative in my pursuit of information. First, I used the vertical files to find biographies on the sculptors/ artists (known). Using information from the files on Danny O'Dowdy and Pompeo Coppini I found both names and meanings of the sculptures they made. Such information allowed for me to further my research on the Internet.The biographies were important to my findings, because part of the meaning of a sculpture comes from the history of its sculptor.

For example,
I learned that Pompeo Coppini was a famous sculptor of his time. He created many works and is highly recognized in the artist community.
The rich histories of these artist only deepen the effect of their art.

I also found many article on the process of making the "Sunseeker" sculpture and  one mentioning the "For Sale" sculpture which lead to an amazing discovery....

No Way!!!
I found out that two of the sculptures I had picked, "Sunseeker" and "For Sale" were made by the same sculptor, Danny O'Dowdy:

"Sunseeker" - by Danny O'Dowdy

"For Sale" Sculpture by 
Danny O'Dowdy











Pictures from CCVF - Blog- Danny O'Dowdy


Fun Fact :The funny thing is that the reason I picked Art Sculpture of Texas was because of the Sculpture in front of the Central Library in Downtown Corpus Christi Tx. When I first went to this library with my father when I was in elementary, I always wondered about the sculpture at its entrance. At the time I did not realize it was a sculpture, because I had yet to learn what a sculpture was. All I knew was that it was beautiful as well as a mystery. Even though I have taken away the mystery of my childhood imaginings of the sculpture the beauty is now found in the discovery of the meaning and background of the sculpture. The process of looking for both the identification and meaning of this particular sculpture has only intensified the importance of this art piece in my mind.

Personal Note:
This was my first time using the Corpus Christi Vertical Files on the second floor of the Central Library of Corpus Christi. The action of just looking through the files allowed for me to be  excited about the idea of leaning more about the sculptures I had picked in the first weeks of this project. I felt as though I was an investigator, finding excitement in the process of Discovery.