Philip Seymour Hoffman

This is a statue of Philip Seymour Hoffman which is installed just outside the Dryden theater at the George Eastman Museum.  He was among the most admired actors of his generation. I am not sure when I first noticed this statue but it is a stunning sculpture that captures him so well.  He died in 2014.  What I remember him for was his performance as Truman Capote for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2005.  He was voted the greatest actor of the 21st century by the Independent.  He was born and grew up in Fairport, NY which is only 10 miles from here.  I enjoy seeing this statue every time I come to the George Eastman Museum because it is so lifelike.