Spirit of Womanhood
This is my favorite sculpture in Buffalo. As with a few other works of art along the Scajaquada Expressway, it is obscured from view unless you actually take the time to walk up from Hoyt Lake. Someday when the expressway is downgraded to a boulevard, this sculpture will once again be a focal point for passersby. From the Buffalo Arts Commission:
Spirit of Womanhood | Larry W. Griffis Jr. | December 1962 | Bronze Sculpture on Engraved Polished Black Marble Base
An elongated figure of a nude woman with her arms outstretched above her head holding a six-foot-diameter hoop. Inscription on front of base reads: "Gift of James G. Forsyth, 1962, Spirit of Womanhood by Griffis." The rising vertical character suggest the feeling of aspiration. The hoop is symbolic of the world, eternity, and the cycle of life. The sculpture is dedicated to Marian de Forest, founder of Zonta International.
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