‘Models To Monuments’ At Barnum Museum

BRIDGEPORT — The Society of Connecticut Sculptors, an association of sculptors whose work is derived from and inspired by the real world, is presenting a juried exhibit titled “From Models to Monuments” at The Barnum Museum through June 28.

The dictionary defines a monument as an outstanding and enduring achievement viewed as a model for later generations. The Society of Connecticut Sculptors has gathered original artists’ models of inspirational monuments in the United States for display.

“The narrative for ‘From Models to Monuments’ will describe the artist’s creative process from the attainment of a commission to the sculpture model and after many discussions, the installation of the final sculpture,” noted John Molloy III, president of The Society of Connecticut Sculptors.

“The SCS is fortunate to have access to nationally known sculptors generous enough to display their models [or maquettes] at this exhibit,” added Steffi Friedman, show chair and one of the sculptors in the show. “The gallery at the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport is one of the best spaces available in the state to display the large pieces we will be exhibiting.”

Smaller scale versions of The FDR Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., by Neil Estern of West Cornwall and the US Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C., and Virginia Civil Rights Memorial on the grounds of the state capitol in Richmond, Va., by Stanley Bleifeld of Weston as well as the Holocaust Memorial, permanently on exhibit at Temple Israel in Westport, by Steffi Friedman will all be shown.

Additional sculptors represented will include Ken Bujnowski, Denis Curtiss, Eugene Daub, Lloyd Glasson, Norman Lagassie, Bruno Lucchesi, Arnold Prince, Jules S. Shapiro, Wayne O. Southwick, and Harold Wright.

The Barnum Museum, 820 Main Street in Bridgeport, can be reached for additional information at 203-331-1104 or Barnum-Museum.org.