Harry Weber is a world class sculptor and world class man. I met Harry through a friend and it was Harry's hands and eyes in that sitting that have inspired many a portrait. Here in Saint Louis we have monument to Stan Musial that sits outside the stadium. It's an odd looking caricature of "The Man" himself. Unfortunately, that piece was created by another sculpter and no one in charge at that time even considered Harry's enormous talent for that piece. Stan himself doesn't have a very high regard for the image that portrays him in that original work. Since then, Harry has done a second version and it has the full approval of Musial. http://www.harryweber.com/sports.html Sometimes I think the purchase and placement art is opportunistic, something that serendipitously appears at the exact time someone is looking. Just a footnote: I hope to be doings Stan's portrait someday soon. Not posed with a bat or a ball or a glove but his beloved harmonica. Those who know Stan know just how much he loves playing.
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"We are like sculptors, constantly carving out of others the image we long for, need, love or desire..." Anais Nin and it works for both sculptors and photographers
I viewed this image when you first posted it, but have since returned to it several times. I find it captivating! There's a world of thought and insight in the sculptor's eye, and the lighting nicely exaggerates the texture of his skin. It appears as if he himself may be carved from stone.
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