West Virginia University Professor Emeritus and Art Museum Docent George Trapp, will discuss a sculpture by his cousin, North Carolina artist Wayne Trapp, during the Art Museum of WVU next “Lunchtime Looks” program, which begins at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28.

The sculpture, titled “The Spirit of Growth” is currently on view in the Art Museum’s newly completed Nath Sculpture Garden, which will be formally dedicated during a ceremony later in the day.

WVU students, faculty and staff and the general public are invited to bring a brown bag lunch to the Museum Education Center Grand Hall at noon and meet with other art enthusiasts to enjoy their midday meal. The group will hear the 20-minute presentation titled “Wayne Trapp the Artist,” which includes images of Trapp’s sculptures and paintings.

Audience members will also be able to view the sculpture and share their own reactions and questions about Trapp and his work. The stainless steel sculpture, which was purchased with funds donated by George and Viera Trapp, stands on a slight rise just outside the museum’s west entrance.

Wayne Trapp, currently based in North Carolina, is a celebrated sculptor who has worked in stone and steel for years, creating lavish outdoor pieces for corporate clients and smaller, more particular pieces for private clientele. His site-specific commissions include Hyatt Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Ingersoll Rand Corporation International, Atlanta, Georgia; Coca Cola Corporation, Georgia; MCI, Atlanta, Georgia; Sheraton Hotels; AT&T Corporate Office, Boone, North Carolina; and Northern Telecom, Tennessee, among many others. His first work displayed in West Virginia was “Keeping the Moment,” a 23-foot stainless steel outdoor sculpture installed in front of the Education Building at Fairmont State University. He is also a painter, working in oil and ink on canvas and paper.�

The session will end by 12:50 p.m., so that those who need to get back to their offices will have plenty of time. Anyone who can’t get away for the entire hour is welcome to meet the group in the museum at 12:30 p.m. for just the art presentation.

George Trapp is professor emeritus in the “Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering”: and was the first permanent chair of the department. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, as well as a doctorate, from Carnegie-Mellon University. He has written more than 60 research papers primarily dealing with mathematical modeling, and has been a consultant to Westinghouse Electric Corporation, the Brookhaven National Laboratory and the National Energy Technology Laboratory.

WVU will celebrate the Nath Sculpture Garden opening at 4 p.m. on Sept. 28. The outdoor event is open to the public and a reception in the Art Museum Education Center will follow. Among the speakers will be WVU President Gordon Gee and Provost Joyce McConnell.

The Art Museum and Museum Education Center are located near the corner of Patteson Drive and Morrill Way at the Evansdale Campus North Entrance.

Parking is available in short-term lots ST-1 and ST-9, with pay stations, located near Patteson Drive and also near the new Evansdale Crossing building.

For more information about the Lunchtime Looks program, contact the Art Museum of WVU at 304.292.4359.

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CONTACT: Charlene Lattea, Art Museum of WVU
304.293.4359; Charlene.Lattea@mail.wvu.edu

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