Balazs' sculpture hangs in Budding Rose Gallery

Harold Balazs’ sculpture in styrofoam, Pontchartrain Sun King, can be seen in Rosalia’s Budding Rose Gallery.

A work by Harold Balazs, a Sun King sculpture, has been on display at the Budding Rose Art Gallery, Rosalia, since 1999. Balazs in the mid 1990s created approximately a 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 feet the white styrofoam sculpture. He called it "Pontchartrain."

Balazs, a celebrated Spokane artist and sculptor, died Saturday at his home in the Mead area. His passing has led to listings of his works around Spokane and the state.

How the Rosalia gallery ended up with Harold’s sculpture is a story in i...