Adickes converted the prop into a freestanding sculpture for installation in Galveston in 1986.

Before being converted into a freestanding sculpture and installed in Galveston in 1986, the cornet served as a stage prop at the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition.

[1] Adickes' model was a "turn-of-the-century-style" cornet purchased an at antique shop in New Orleans.

[1][2] It features keys, a mouthpiece and spigots, and is mounted on two metal poles.

[3] Cornet was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's Save Outdoor Sculpture!