Two Sailfish - Corpus Christi, TX - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

Excerpts from "Where Texas Meets the Sea: Corpus Christi and Its History" by Alan Lessoff

Ullberg named the statue Wind in the Sails, as a Swedish good-luck wish to his adopted hometown. Wind in the Sails became the first public art on public land along Corpus Christi Bay. The sculpture won the National Sculpture Society's Gold Medal in 1983.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Wind in the Sails Figure Type: Animal Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Kent Ullberg Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Dedicated Jan. 21, 1983. Materials used: Sculpture is bronze; Base is red marble Location: Median of Shoreline Blvd.

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