FM6 Walking Jackman
By Ernest Trova
Category: Sculpture
About
The group of six figures, placed atop a tiered black granite base, radiate from a central cube, with three heads down and three heads upright. The sculpture is a later rendition of Trova’s Falling Man series. It was the experience of working with mannequins that led him to develop his first series of faceless, armless, nude figures that represented the bureaucratic and technological ‘Everyman.’ These figures, which came to be titled the Falling Man series, first appeared in 1964.
Dimensions: 9′ 2″ x 15′ x 15′
Year Completed: 1985
Material: Stainless steel
Owner: Philip Samuels Fine Arts
Donor: Philip Samuels
About the artist:
Ernest Trova
1927-2009
Ernest Tino Trova, a self-trained St. Louis native, became one of the significant artists of the late twentieth century. Trova has always insisted on consistency of content in his work, along with persistency of application and personal addiction for getting work done. He considered his entire output a single “work in progress.” Trova’s gift of forty of his works led to the opening of the Laumeier Sculpture Park. As one of the most prolific and imaginative sculptors of our time, Ernest Trova continues to create many more outstanding works of art and venture into hitherto unexplored areas.
