The president is Houston artist's muse

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Updated Apr. 25, 2017 2:57PM EDT / Published Jun. 08, 2009 2:28PM EDT

For 82-year-old Houston sculptor David Adickes, Barack Obama is more than just a president—he’s a muse. Adickes recently complete an 18-foot-tall, 3.5-ton bust of Obama to go along with the other 43 American presidents, for a display at the Presidential Park in Deadwood, S.D. for a July 4th celebration. The bust will reportedly be featured on the July 4 issue of Time magazine.

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The president is Houston artist's muse