07/26/2025
A very special commission complete! 💝
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When Anna from White Earth Tribal & Community College in Mahnomen, MN came to us, she was looking for some local art to decorate their campus with. She was instantly drawn to “Marie Curie” by Fabio Marinho and shared pics of it with her fellow staff members, everyone agreeing that it would be perfect for their new science wing. They ended up loving Fabio’s style so much that they asked us to commission him to do a portrait of Mary Golda Ross, the first Native American female engineer! Fabio took on the project with much passion, and boy, did he deliver!! 🤯🤩
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This is yet another very fun and very special part of our jobs here at the gallery. When a client comes to us with a specific artistic goal in mind, we get to match their request to one of our talented local artists and watch their vision come to life! We are so grateful to Fabio for this wonderful job and grateful to Anna & WETCC for doing business with us! 😊💞
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Mary Golda Ross was the first Native American female engineer, as well as the first female engineer to work at the aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Corporation (now known as Lockheed Martin). She obtained her Master’s degree in mathematics at the age of 30 and began working for Lockheed during World War II, initially developing fighter planes. Throughout her career, Ross helped to solve numerous design issues involved with high speed flight and performed intricate calculations to advance the field of aerospace design.
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