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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has added Thinking Woman, a 1,600-pound ceramic figure by Viola Frey, to its art collection. Assembled from 16 pieces and donated by Dr. Kirby and Priscilla Smith of Memphis, the sculpture now greets students and visitors at the university's Windgate Center for Art + Design. Frey earned her BFA and an honorary doctorate from °µÍø³Ô¹Ï and taught there for more than three decades, influencing generations of artists and helping establish clay as a medium for large-scale figurative sculpture. Gallery director Brian Young says the work supports the school's emphasis on contemporary craft and shows students what ceramics can achieve at scale.