City of Sculpture adding to

City of Sculpture adding to 'Legacy'

Publication Date: April 8, 2002

Reprinted with Permission of the JournalNews

Two works of art make their debut in Hamilton next week.

"Someday" and "Legacy of Literature," by Rosalind Cook will be unveiled Friday and Saturday.

Cook will attend the unveilings and give a presentation at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Vista Room at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts. She will present a slide show of a sculpture going through the lost wax casting process at the foundry.

The presentation is free and open to the public.

"It's extraordinary that we have a nationally known artist coming to town for the unveiling of two of her works of art, and that she had graciously agreed to give a free lecture for the community," said Gerry Hammond, president of the City of Sculpture.

The work "Someday," in memory of Bill Wolf who was a well known Hamilton philanthropist instrumental in establishing the Hamilton Community Foundation, will be unveiled Saturday.

The piece of art was donated to the city by his wife, Jean Wolf, and his children, Nancy Gladstone, Joe and Pat Wolf and Mary and Peter Levin.

"My father lived most of his life in Hamilton," Mary Levin said. "He loved Hamilton. Donating the sculpture was our attempt to give back to the city and memorize him."

The sculpture is set to be dedicated at 9:30 a.m. at Potter's Park Golf Course on New London Road.

"He loved his family, he loved the city of Hamilton and he was also passionate about golf," Levin said.

Cook said when she created the piece, she thought to herself, "What is it every golfer has in common? It is not their education or their background. But there is one thing - they all have a dream - “someday maybe I could be a pro, or maybe I could make a hole in one.”

"So I created this young man, leaning into his golf bag and clubs, it is a tribute to the love of golf," she said.

"'Legacy of Literature,' donated by Dr. James Stewart and Terril Stewart," will be unveiled 10:30 a.m. Friday at the corner of Monument and High streets.

"It gives me great joy to know that 'Legacy of Literature' will be a blessing to your town," Cook said. "This sculpture depicts an older gentleman reading to a young boy and girl and it is to be a tribute to the search of knowledge in reading."

Hammond said the City of Sculpture is grateful to the Stewart and Wolf families for their gracious donations.

"We really appreciate the generosity of these donors, and all of the community members who have donated funds for the purchase of sculptures for public viewing.

"To help us realize our goal of making Hamilton a city of sculpture, it is important for many members of the community to contribute," she said.