Kay Worden

Katharine "Kay" Worden (1925-2015) was an internationally recognized sculptor based in Jamestown, Rhode Island. She studied at Sarah Lawrence College and spent decades creating figurative bronze works depicting children and everyday life. Her sculptures appear at the Massachusetts State House, Newport Hospital, and locations across Rhode Island. Worden was also a civil rights activist and trustee of the Newport Art Museum. The Wave, her most beloved public work, has been a Newport landmark since 1983.