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Trenton Museum Marks 25 Years with Exhibitions

The Trenton City Museum is celebrating its 25th anniversary by honoring the works of photographer and Princeton resident Ricardo Barros, photojournalist Phil McAuliffe, and sculptor G. Fredrick Morante. The exhibit, which is currently on display, will run through November 9 at the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie in Cadwalader Park.

Mr. Barros has been a professional for over 25 years and has been the principal photographer since 1992 at the Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton Township. His photographs have regularly appeared in Sculpture Magazine, and in permanent collections at The Smithsonian American Art Museum; The Philadelphia Museum of Art; Harvard University's Fogg Art Museum; the DeCordova Museum; The Museum of Art of Sao Paulo; and the Johnson & Johnson Corporate Collection.

Mr. McAuliffe, a native of Trenton, combined several chance experiences in perfecting his craft. After taking classes at Mercer County Community College, Mr. McAuliffe spent time in Florida covering space shuttle launches for the Pompano Ledger. The difficulty of photographing such events enabled him to work with some of the top photojournalists in his field.

In 1995, he traveled to Russia to document the first American astronaut to fly on a Russian spacecraft and covered Senator John Glenn's 1998 return to space.

In February 1999, Mr. McAuliffe was assigned to cover troops leaving McGuire Air Force Base deployed to Kosovo. He also covered the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center and spent 14 months documenting the post-September 11 World Trade Center site. A subsequent photo and video documentary featuring his work aired on WBZN on January 1, 2003.

Mr. Morante's sculpture work began in the 1970's when his work joined elements of industrial products such as TV tubes, IBM dumpster material, and plastic airplane models.

Throughout the 80's, Mr. Morante's visions resulted in the creation of full-sized portraits. This carried over into the 90's where he was known to address social and psychological issues on a larger scale and on a less personal format.

Mr. Morante has re-focused his output on smaller projects. Most recently is his collection of half-sized portraits and a series of sculptures that revisits his man and machine combinations. He has also recently completed the commission of an enlargement of a piece titled "Relative" for the permanent collection at the Grounds for Sculpture.