I have always been an Edwina Sandys admirer. Her work is well-conceived, well-executed in numerous media, from bronze to
paper cutouts and always provokes intellectual curiosity, pushing the envelope, challenging how we understand faith, ourselves
and the world around us.
Ms. Sandys at the
dedication of her
work Breakthrough,
a piece composed of
sections of the Berlin
Wall, November 9,
1990.
Charmian Douglas whose father was American Ambassador to the Court of St. James
and the legendary Gus Ober introduced me
to Edwina at one of her early New York parties. She was then and still is very much
today, charm personified. She radiates the
kind of aura emanating from those who have
chosen an enlightened path: she glows.
Sandys��� oeuvre is wide, colorful and profound. Sandys��� work possesses moments of
artistic genius, moments of historic, artistic
importance.
Her Christa, depicting a female Christ-like
figure in bronze, was controversial in 1984.
It spoke to the divinity present in all of
humanity, to all humanity being made in
God���s image, regardless of race or gender.
Adhering to such beliefs was and continues
to be reassuring to many. To visualize such
beliefs, then and now, continues to be offputting to others. Sandys is at the forefront,
probing humanity to recognize the depth of
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