The statue will be divided into parts, each depicting the people—past and present—of  the Bay Area's history.  Viewed as a whole, they are one united figure.

The sculptor, Scott Donahue, would model the different national and ethnic characteristics of our citizens and immigrants by applying his unique approach: creating a composite human figure who reflects our diverse population. Donahue delineates the body into a number of sections that vary in human form, costuming, and color.  This convergence of parts is an accurate depiction of life in this region. We are a people of many cultures and races from places spanning the earth.

Besides enabling him to represent many people as one, Scott's approach has the additional benefit of avoiding the limits of traditional realism, allowing greater compositional dynamics and complexity. The sculpture then becomes a three- dimensional composition that is appealing from all sides.

Scott has used this multi-ethnic approach in other projects he has done in Denver, Co., and Oakland and Richmond, Ca.  This style reflects how the diverse population has come together with the waves of historic change.