▁stat u ary ". ▁Rock ef eller ▁fin anced ▁him ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁Italy , ▁Greece ▁and ▁France ▁to ▁study ▁art ▁and ▁sculpt ure ▁there , ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁Sie bern ’ s ▁work ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁gard ens ▁at ▁Ky ku it . ▁After ▁his ▁wife ▁had ▁left ▁him ▁taking ▁their ▁three ▁children ▁Vincent , ▁Ever it ▁and ▁Marie ▁with ▁her , ▁Sie bern ▁subsequently ▁moved ▁to ▁O ss ining ▁and ▁later , ▁ ▁to ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁sculpt ure ▁from ▁his ▁studio . ▁For ▁a ▁considerable ▁time ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁he ▁carried ▁out ▁contract ed ▁works ▁for ▁the ▁Works ▁Progress ▁Administration ▁( W PA ). ▁ ▁Sie bern , ▁a ▁tall ▁and ▁heavy ▁man , ▁worked ▁in ▁various ▁styles , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁particularly ▁ade pt ▁at ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁and ▁a ▁pione er ▁in ▁st ain less ▁steel ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁medium , ▁as ▁exempl ified ▁in ▁this ▁pol ished ▁steel ▁n ym ph ▁with ▁beach ▁ball ▁at ▁New ▁York ' s ▁Ast oria ▁Park ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁in ▁Queens . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁figur ative ▁sculpt ures ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁relief ▁pan els ▁at ▁public ▁buildings ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁Detroit , ▁Montreal ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁He ▁also ▁made ▁the ▁stat ues ▁of ▁King ▁William ▁III ▁and ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁II ▁originally ▁intended ▁for ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁William ▁and ▁Mary ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Duke ▁of ▁Gl ouc ester ▁Street ▁in ▁Williams burg ,