8 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁– ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Bel ize an ▁artist , ▁sculpt or , ▁writer ▁and ▁ent ert ainer . ▁ ▁Career ▁G abb ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bel ize ▁City ▁and ▁educated ▁no ▁further ▁than ▁primary ▁school . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 3 , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁soon ▁gained ▁a ▁following ▁as ▁a ▁sculpt or . ▁Among ▁his ▁many ▁cre ations ▁are ▁" The ▁S leep ing ▁Gi ant ", ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁Bel ize ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁currency ▁note , ▁and ▁the ▁" Fre edom ▁of ▁Th ought " ▁sculpt ure ▁at ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Bel m op an . ▁He ▁also ▁held ▁many ▁other ▁pass ions , ▁during ▁his ▁career ▁he ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁performing ▁writing ▁poetry ▁and ▁plays . ▁Some ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁included ▁" The ▁N aked ▁eye " ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁po ems ▁and ▁pro ver bs ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁" Y ellow tail " ▁a ▁play ▁first ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁M . B . E ▁for ▁his ▁services ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Family ▁G abb ▁has ▁six ▁children , ▁El ena , ▁Antonio , ▁Ru pert , ▁George , ▁Jose , ▁and ▁De ird re . ▁George ▁is ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁C IS ▁department ▁in ▁the ▁School ▁of