Eugene L. Daub is an acclaimed figure sculptor from San Pedro. He attended and later taught at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Daub sculptures are on display across the United States, he has worked in collections that are on display permanently at the Smithsonian Institute, The British Museum, Ellis Island Museum.
Daub created the Rosa Parks Statue that was installed in the National Statuary Hall in the US Capitol this past February. The sculpture is the first of an African-American woman to be placed in the capitol and the first statue commissioned by Congress since 1873. "She seemed to me a very - not shy, but modest. A very modest woman, and I wanted that to come through," Daubs comments. "That she wasn't ever looking for attention or celebrity, but she was just doing what she had to do." Daubs achievement of having a the Rosa Parks Statue commissioned by the US Congress will be celebrated on April 4th (First Thursday). Congresswoman Janice Hahn and LA City Councilman Joe Buscaino will attend this community celebration of local San Pedro artist, Eugene L. Daub.