H. W. Tatum

Hopkins Wade "Buddy" Tatum Jr. (born 1958) is a bronze sculptor[1] from Corpus Christi, Texas. His works include El Circo Del Mar,[2] as well as a life-sized statue of late Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla located at Mirador de la Flor.[3][4][5][6][7][8] He both sculpts and casts his bronzes.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Little, Carol Morris (January 1996). A comprehensive guide to outdoor sculpture in Texas. University of Texas Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-0-292-76036-3.
  2. ^ "SCULPTURES". Official web site. City of Corpus Christi. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  3. ^ Heines, Vivienne; Williams, Scott (2001). Insiders' Guide to Corpus Christi: And the Texas Coastal Bend. Globe Pequot. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-57380-125-6.
  4. ^ Parédez, Deborah (May 2009). Selenidad: Selena, Latinos, and the performance of memory. Duke University Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-8223-4502-2.
  5. ^ "Selena lives in the hearts of South Texans". Corpus Christi Visitors Guide. Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  6. ^ Kelso, John (December 2003). Texas Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Globe Pequot Press. pp. 291–292. ISBN 978-0-7627-2851-0. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  7. ^ Franscell, Ron (2010). The Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Texas. Globe Pequot. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-0-7627-5965-1.
  8. ^ Lessoff, Alan (January 2000). "Public Sculpture in Corpus Christi". Journal of Urban History. 26 (2): 190–223. doi:10.1177/009614420002600203.