This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 8, 2012 - Various iterations of "Falling Man" and other works by Ernest Trova will soon land at Washington University's Modern Graphic History Library. The Trova family collection will include sketches, models, photographs, casting molds, blueprints and correspondence.
Trova, a self-trained St. Louis sculptor, died in 2009. During the 1960s and 1970s, his "Falling Man" series catapulted him to international fame. Works from the series are displayed at such institutions as MoMA and the Guggenheim in New York City, the Tate Modern in London and in several St. Louis locations including Laumeier Sculpture Park and at Brentwood and Maryland Boulevards in Clayton.
