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Sculpture

Gale Fulton Ross' multidimensional talents find creative expression in multiple media. In the late 2000s she was awarded a grant, backed by the National Endowment for the Arts, to create a monumental work of Public Art to anchor the revivalist urban design of the city of Opa-Locka, Florida. Her concept was realized in the form of the sculpture called Miss Mary, and a public art project called One Story.

In its concept stages, clay renderings of a head-wrapped old woman gave rise to the tabletop sculpture dubbed Miss Mary...

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Miss Mary "table top" sculpture

The concept progressed through several architectural design stages, including scale models...

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Miss Mary in the transition to the One Story design. Each 3D model is 3 feet high.

The final piece was a 30-foot tall, stainless steel lattice in the form of the bust of a wizened and elderly woman, a symbol of generational affection and wisdom. The statue conceals a time capsule containing memorabilia contributed by community residents.

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EXHIBITION 2018

Works included  three clay "table top" sculptures, designed by the artist for the Keepsakes Exhibition, May-June 2018

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OTHER WORKS

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Acceptance

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Canon

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Red Tape and Assumptions

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Ordinary People

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