Top: Patrick Morelli addresses art students at Shaker High School as part of an "In-School Field Trip" Bottom: (L-R) Robert Pollaro, Social Studies Supervisor, Patrick Morelli, Anne Manzella, District Art Supervisor Richard Murphy, Building Principal, Paul Aubin, HS Art Teacher, Lynn Marie Marohn, HS Art Teacher.

Morelli provided an in-school field trip that featured two of his globally known monuments: “Behold” and “Remembrance and Rebirth, Eagle Rock September 11 Memorial”

Morelli has created many works of art, from bronze sculptures to digital images, but what he is most known for are memorials, monuments and other designs for public places that have some emotional or nostalgic effect on its audience.

"Behold," is one of Morelli’s more famous works. It is a bronze statue of an African-American man offering his new born son up to the heavens. The statue was unveiled by Coretta Scott King and is housed at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site and Preservation District.

"Remembrance and Rebirth," is a September 11 memorial located at Eagle Rock Reservation in New Jersey that overlooks the former site of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.

For more information on Patrick Morelli, you can visit his website: http://morelliart.com/morelli_content.html