First African American Elected Mayor of Gary This life-size bronze sculpture was created to honor Richard Gordon Hatcher. Mayor Hatcher made history by becoming the first African-American elected mayor of a major U. S. city. He served in the office from 1968 to 1988. Gary Tillery sculpted the work under the watchful eye of the […]
The Fusion – Custom Monument This is a 40-foot monument created for the Centennial Celebration of Gary, Indiana. The Fusion represents the multitude of ethnic groups that came together to build Gary, analogous to the fusion of the steel industry in the 20th century. The monument is a combination of an original 75,000 lb. steel […]