SCULPTURE DEDICATED AT DOWNTOWN CROWN (PHOTOS)

Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and other city officials took part in the dedication of a new piece of public art in Downtown Crown yesterday. Amid frigid temperatures, they welcomed Inner Being, a 750-pound bronze sculpture by St. Louis-Missouri artist Charles Strain - and the 24th piece of public art in the city of Gaithersburg.

Robert Zeiller, artist Charles Strain and
Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman

At over 8 feet tall, Inner Being was designed to reflect a spirit of innovation and community that the developers of Crown Farm sought the development's design to embody.

Strain was in attendance at the dedication, still putting the finishing touches on the display.