These Gentlemen were my guests. Walking home, after the adjournment, we met Mrs. Bloomer and Miss Anthony on the corner of the street, waiting to greet us. I liked her thoroughly. . . So we know who was there, and something about the style of clothing worn, but more importantly we sense the great affection Stanton felt toward Anthony from the start. From other accounts, we know that both Bloomer and Stanton were wearing the bloomer costume.
Photographs exist but only tell a superficial story and there are only a few from the early days.
The great abundance of correspondence between the two is perhaps the richest resource. I tried to create a sculpture that reflects the humility of these three modest but refined women. The human proportion of the sculpture is intended as an invitation for passersby to join their widening circle. Each figure is in the process of moving and they are physically moving toward the center with Bloomer as the active catalyst that bridges the two main players. The idea of movement was key for its metaphorical value and the formal visual dynamic that it creates.