H. W. Tatum
Encyclopedia
Hopkins Wade "Buddy" Tatum, Jr. (born 1958) is a bronze
sculptor from Corpus Christi, Texas
. His works include El Circo Del Mar, as well as a life-sized statue of late Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla located at Mirador de la Flor
. He both sculpts and casts his bronzes.
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
sculptor from Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Corpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas. The county seat of Nueces County, it also extends into Aransas, Kleberg, and San Patricio counties. The MSA population in 2008 was 416,376. The population was 305,215 at the 2010 census making it the...
. His works include El Circo Del Mar, as well as a life-sized statue of late Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla located at Mirador de la Flor
Mirador de la Flor
Mirador de la Flor is a monument in Corpus Christi, Texas that was unveiled in 1997 to honor Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, a Tejano singer who was murdered two years earlier at the age of 23. People from around the world visit the site, which is located only a few miles north of Seaside Memorial Park...
. He both sculpts and casts his bronzes.