Sergio Furnari's 'Heroes' Sculpture Heads Out on Tour, Adds French Flag

The iconic "Lunchtime on a Skyscraper -- A Tribute to America's Heroes" is ready to head out on tour and has added France's flag to the sculpture to honor recent events.

Inspired by the anonymous black & white photograph of the 11 iron workers eating lunch on an I beam during the construction of the RCA at the Rockefeller Center, the famous life-size sculpture was completed few weeks after September 11, 2001.

Placed for five months at ground zero, during the recovery and removal of steel and debris, the iconic artwork brought joy,support and appreciation to the workers, and inspired the creator, Sergio Furnari, in 2003, to tour the country in honor of the brave and skilled "men of steel" the Mohawk ironworkers whom for more then 100 years have taken part in the building of skyscrapers, bridges, and most prominent landmarks.

Now, 12 years later, the famous and internationally known "Lunchtime on a Skyscraper -- A Tribute to America's Heroes" sculpture is back on the road this time is to celebrate the millions of "Immigrants" whom with their talents and labor helped to build and re-build this and many other cities.

The US tour will plan to start from Rockefeller Center, NYC, Thursday, November 19, 2015, at the birthplace of the iconic sculpture to arrive in Washington DC, Friday, November 20, 2015, to share his message at the White House, and then finish the tour in Miami on December 3, 2015, during the Art Basel and celebrate the Arts.

Sergio Furnari an immigrant from Caltagirone, Sicily, came to this country for the American Dream. As he says, "I'm a believer, an optimist and a dreamer. I shape my dreams, sculpt them, draw them and paint them. Once I imagine them, I make them a reality."

On this trip Mr. Furnari's dream is to find patrons/ supporters/benefactors for his version of the 11 Statues in "Stainless Steel," an eternal artwork that will be preserved and cherish for the next generation to come and it will immortalize an iconic monument dedicated to all the Immigrants and American Indians that made this country what it is today, the "land of the free and the home of the brave."

Sergio Furnari will be donating a miniature set of his statues to the White House, and a work glove made out of stainless steel as a symbol of the strength and hard work of the people that build this country. He hopes to meet the President to congratulate him for all of his great work.

For more information, visit www.sergiofurnari.com.

Photo Credit: Nancy Ruhling