Martin Eichinger has been producing narrative, romantic, lost wax cast bronze sculptures for over 30 years.

Eichinger is a professional member of the National Sculpture Society and has won numerous competitions and awards for his bronze sculptures. Most notably, he has received the prestigious C. Perceival Dietsch award for 'Best Sculpture in the Round,' a Kellogg Internship and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition, he and his bronze Circus Series were guests of Prince Rainier of Monaco at Festival International du Cirque.

Eichinger is a founding member of the Pacific Northwest Sculpture Association and is recognised as a Living Master™ by the Art Renewal Centre. His work is represented by more than two-dozen fine art galleries throughout the United States and is housed in over 1,000 private and corporate collections around the world. Eichinger works from his gallery and studio in Portland, Oregon.

Ralph Parlette

Ralph Parlette (1870-1930) is an American author of the book The University of Hard Knocks.

The quote 'All outside greatness is merely an incidental reflection of the inside' is found in chapter V of Parlette’s 1917 book The University of Hard Knocks. The full quote reads: ‘There is only one greatness--inside greatness. All outside greatness is merely an incidental reflection of the inside.’