Art

Item Description

"Lilly of the Eocene Valley” was created by Hugh Thompson III

This beautiful work of art is made of Italian Agata Alabaster (a stone that is no longer available) and is positioned on a black granite base. A plaque will be attached with the name of the sculpture and artist.
It measures 19 inches high X 14 inches wide X 14 inches deep (front to back)

The images include one of the artist and art while still in finishing process plus new photos of of the completed sculpture.

About the Artist:   Hugh C. Thompson III M.D.

Hugh Thompson retired from the hard tissue specialty of orthopaedics wanting to experience unexplored areas of life. Through a spirit directed procession, he first tried drawing, then watercolor painting, then clay figure sculpture. He is now back in one of the hard tissue areas of the artistic world - stone carving.

The CaCO4 found in our bodies has been Divinely organized into the complex organ we call bone. With this sculpture, the individual artist brings to life one of the infinite creative possibilities residing in each piece of stone.

Item Special Note

LIVE AUCTION ITEM

Bidding will start in the online auction and end online at 8 pm on Sept. 24.

Final Bidding will take place in the Live Auction at the Centennial Event on Sept. 25 starting at 6:30 pm MST. 

1. If you'd like to bid remotely, be sure to register to bid with your credit card on file through biddingforgood.com/rotaryclubtucson.

Registered bidders will be assigned a bidding number after they either:

• Place a Bid on one of the live auction items that they are interested in OR
• Email jeanne.zetah@hotmail.com to indicate they would like to bid on a live auction item (by Sept. 25 at 3:00 pm)

2. Log into the Tucson Rotary YouTube site:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbdtoQtWGJkef35IFZr8jw . You can subscribe to the Rotary YouTube channel in advance by going to the Rotary YoutTube channel in advance of the auction and simply subscribe.

You may need a Gmail account to do this and that can be done easily by going to gmail.com and setting up a gmail email.

3. When viewing the live stream of the auction (beginning at 6:30 pm on Saturday 9/25/21) if you wish to enter a bid, click the "Chat" button and enter your bid number and your bid.

4. Bidders who will not be attending the Centennial Event and are not available to bid remotely via livestream can submit an absentee bid by submitting an email to Jeanne.zetah@hotmail.com with their name, the name of the item they want to bid on, and the maximum bid they'd offer (by Sept. 25 at 12:00 pm). A Rotarian will be assigned to state the absentee bidder's wishes in increments up to the Maximum as the auctioneer leads the auction of this package. The absentee bidder must also be registered with a credit card on file at biddingforgood.com/rotaryclubtucson.

The sculpture will be presented to the winning bidder after the close of the Live Auction or arrangements can be made for pickup/shipping after the event if the person is not attending the Centennial Event.