Christopher Ross (sculptor)

Ross has been awarded several design awards, such as the A'Design Award. In 2016, he was made hon. life fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and was officially selected artist for the annual summer exhibition of the Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture in Edinburgh. In the same year Ross was nominated for the German Design Award in Frankfurt.

His wearable fine art and portrait sculpture has been featured in numerous international fashion magazines such as Vogue, L’Officiel, Madame, Elle France, Harper’s Bazaar and magazine covers such as Marie Claire and Malaysia Tatler. His jewellery has been seen in fashion shows, most recently at Fendi’s Limited Edition Experiences, Art Basel in Miami Beach 2009, Vendôme Luxury Paris 2010 and in 2016, at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh. His work was shown by the American fashion designer Rachel Roy at her Autumn/Winter Digital Runway Show 2013/2014, in New York City.

Ross studied history and philosophy at Columbia University in New York. From 1955 to 1976, Ross was a partner at Brooks Harvey, which was then acquired by Morgan Stanley. He entered a partnership with Harry Helmsley, and in 1969 they founded a company together. As an investment banker he went to South America for two years and represented the interests of Southern Railroad, Venezuela, while his sister Sheilah Ross worked as a photo and cover model for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar in New York. In the mid-1970s Ross returned to the United States and devoted himself to sculpture and collecting European collectables from the period of Waterloo to 1914.

Christopher Ross (born 1931 in New York) is an American designer and collector of militaria. Ross has earned an international reputation for his animal wearable fine art and portrait sculpture.