Vintage Thomas C. Hicks Jr. Steel and Stone Sculpture About The Artwork Born in Amarillo, TX in 1927, Tommy graduated from West Texas State University in 1952. When he was 45 years old, he moved to New Mexico where he started Shidoni Foundry, over the next 35 years, it would grow into two Shidoni Galleries, two Sculpture Gardens, and one of the largest art foundries in the United States. Dimensions H 18” D 16” (base) D 9” (stone ball) W 20.5”