“Sculptor Ann Hirsch helped with the unveiling and did extensive research on Ketchel and his love of the sweet science of boxing….”It’s part of what I love so much about what I do,” Hirsch said. “I have these very deep relationships with my subjects. I do a lot of research and I build a mental image of the person. They sort of live in me during the time I’m working.”

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