Christopher Ross (sculptor)
Christopher Ross (born 1931 in New York) is an American designer and collector of militaria. Ross has earned an international reputation for his animal wearable fine art and portrait sculpture. Life. Christopher Ross, the son of Captain Gustave Ross and grandson of New York Supreme Court Justice William P. Burr, was born and raised on the Upper East Side of New York. He spent his school years at the Fairfield Country Day School in Fairfield and Westport, Connecticut. Subsequently, he attended the Marie-José private boarding school in Gstaad, Switzerland. Ross completed his school education at the  Millbrook School with Edward Pulling as his mentor, and then attended college (Collegiate School) in New York City. Ross studied history and philosophy at Columbia University in New York. From 1955 to 1976, Ross was a partner at Brooks Harvey, which was then acquired by Morgan Stanley. He entered a partnership with Harry Helmsley, and in 1969 they founded a company together. As an investment banker he went to South America for two years and represented the interests of Southern Railroad, Venezuela, while his sister Sheilah Ross worked as a photo and cover model for "Vogue" and "Harper's Bazaar