Statue is a gift to the artist, and the Hindu community
Kansas City Star
February 15, 2011
MISSOURI - American artist Laura Harris-Gascogne (b. Florida) created the Hindu goddess Saraswati for the Kansas City Bengali Association. The Hindu deity represents art and learning and all over India, the goddess is celebrated with rituals and festivals that herald the coming of spring. Thousands of effigies of Saraswati are sculpted out of straw and clay and then ceremonially dissolved in rivers sacred to Hindus. Harris-Gascogne credits her stepfather, who was a Buddhist for her fascination with asian art which led to her study of the religious artform in India. [link]
February 15, 2011
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