▁G le be ▁Island ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Historic ▁brid ges ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁* ▁Br id ges ▁Sydney ▁brid ges ▁Sydney <0x0A> </s> ▁Houston ▁Eug ene ▁Con will ▁( A pril ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁– ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁artist ▁known ▁best ▁for ▁large - scale ▁public ▁sculpt ural ▁install ations . ▁Con will ▁was ▁a ▁sculpt or , ▁painter , ▁and ▁performance ▁and ▁concept ual ▁artist ▁whose ▁site - specific ▁works ▁explore ▁and ▁celebr ate ▁spiritual ity ▁and ▁African - American ▁artists , ▁activ ists , ▁and ▁intellect uals . ▁Studio ▁Museum ▁in ▁Har lem ▁recogn ised ▁his ▁body ▁of ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁" last ing ▁monument ▁to ▁black ▁culture ." ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Houston ▁Eug ene ▁Con will ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁in ▁Louis ville , ▁Kentucky , ▁to ▁Mary ▁L uel la ▁Her nd on , ▁an ▁educ ator , ▁and ▁G iles ▁Ad olph ▁Con will , ▁a ▁wait er . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁of ▁their ▁six ▁children . ▁His ▁father ▁died ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁child ▁and ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁grand m other ▁( Est ella ▁Houston , ▁who ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁for ) ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁his ▁up br ing ing . ▁Con will ▁was ▁raised ▁Catholic , ▁his ▁mother ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁administrator ▁at ▁a ▁pre