[2] Garry R. Bibbs is an associate professor, head of sculpture and director of graduate studies at the University of Kentucky.

He received a Ford Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship, which allowed him to study with internationally renowned sculptor Richard Hunt, at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois.

Bibbs a member of the Pew Civic Entrepreneur Initiative, a coalition group in Lexington whose goal is to confront and solve issues relevant to the community on race relations and leadership.

[3] In his artist's statement for another sculpture, Bibbs wrote, "Through my art, I want to share honesty about my human experiences, my African American heritage and my environment, whether it is good, bad or indifferent.

"[4] According to Glory-June Greiff, who wrote the book Remembrance, Faith And Fancy, Garry R. Bibbs drew on "the building's past using images of angels and trumpets of Gabriel - or are they from long gone jazz clubs of nearby Indiana Avenue?