Ernest Tino Trova was a self-trained American surrealist and pop art painter and sculptor.
10 Facts About Ernest Trova
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Many of Ernest Trova's sculptures are cast in unusual white bronze.
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Ernest Trova began as a painter, progressing through three-dimensional constructions to his mature medium, sculpture.
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Ernest Trova was born on February 19,1927, in Clayton, Missouri, where he attended Clayton High School and St Louis University High School.
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Ernest Trova lived in the St Louis area his entire life and has a star on the St Louis Walk of Fame.
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Ernest Trova worked at the Famous-Barr department store as a decorator and window dresser.
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Ernest Trova started showing his art during the early years of the Pace Gallery, which later became "one of the most powerful art galleries in the world".
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Ernest Trova's "Falling Man" series of works, "about man at his most imperfect", featured an armless human figure, that appeared in sculptures, paintings and prints.
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Ernest Trova agreed to donate 40 of his large sculptures to help establish the park's collection of outdoor sculptures.
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Ernest Trova had been married to Carla C "Teddy" Rand, who came from the family that owned the International Shoe Company.