The Choice is Yours (*Retired)
By Robert Powell
Category: Sculpture
About
** This piece is no longer on display. Please see our Retired Public Art Installations page for more information.
The Choice is Yours was a labor of love, created by the artist at the same time that he was working under the Missouri Creative Artists Program at O’Fallon Park to make A Chair for a Better Community. He carved this abstract work in memory of his brother, who was slain during the civil rights movement.
Dimensions: 4’9″ H, 2′ W, 2′ D
Material: Oak tree trunk
Owner: City of St. Louis
Donor: Gift of the artist and City of St. Louis
About the artist:
Robert Powell
b. 1945
Robert Powell originally received a B.S. degree in education, and taught for more than a decade in both the Oakland and Kansas City public schools system. In Oakland he focused on industrial art, and devised lessons on three-dimensional sculpture, carving, and creative artworks. In 1989, Powell founded the Portfolio Gallery and Educational Center, where he now serves as executive director. He has since received several prestigious awards honoring his commitment to community service and arts development. They include the Kool Achiever Award (1993), the Missouri Arts Award (1995), the John W. Simon Community Service Award (2001), the Best Citizen Award (2003), and the Excellence in the Arts Award (2009).
