Simon Verity, World-Renowned Stone Carver, Is Dead at 79
Briefly

"Mr. Verity took the long-dead worthies of the Hebrew and Christian traditions and made them things of wonder for people in our own day, he added."
"The carving also illustrates signs of a rebirth, with stonemasons building on the city's ashes."
"The Very Rev. Patrick Malloy, dean of the cathedral, said in a statement that many tourists visited the cathedral just to see the portal."
"One of the carvings at the portal—a modern reimagining of the burning of Jerusalem—depicts the destruction of the World Trade Center and other city landmarks under a nuclear mushroom."
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