Travis Tuck (sculptor)

Travis Tuck (February 20, 1943 – November 18, 2002) was a Martha's Vineyard based metal sculptor known for his hand-crafted weather vanes of repoussé copper and bronze.

His works turn in the wind above Steven Spielberg's East Hampton estate and 110 feet over Penn State's Beaver Stadium.

His mother, Margaret Cox, married Jay Nelson Tuck, a celebrated journalist who was the New York Post's first radio and television critic.

Assigned to Otis Air Force Base on Cape Cod from 1961 to 1964, he repaired airborne computers on Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star radar planes.

Travis Tuck spent four years developing his skills alongside Van De Bovenkamp, before founding his own small business on 28th Street.

[4] Since that time, hundreds of evocative figures – some drawn from nature, many from contemporary life – were commissioned by private owners and businesses.

[6] Tuck handcrafted one-of-a-kind weather vanes, spending many hours in discussions with clients or researching the right details.

Among his most famous works are a four-foot velociraptor from “Jurassic Park” on the stable at Steven Spielberg's East Hampton estate, a seal of the United States for NJ Senator Frank Lautenberg and a massive 10 ft. 2,000 pound Nittany Lion weathervane above Penn State's Beaver Stadium.

While dressed for making weather vanes, he resembled a European clockmaker with his black and white moustache and worn leather apron.

He was a retired firefighter and emergency medical technician and he served on the West Tisbury finance committee, the Arts Council and as active member of the Barnacle Club and the American Legion.