“Courage is the first virtue that makes all other virtues possible”. Aristotle, 5th C, BC. Since time immemorial, courage has been recognized as the well-spring of all that is good in the human endeavor: without courage, there would be no new ideas, no risks taken, no creative force worth pursuing. By celebrating courage as it is expressed by the human form, Richard MacDonald is tapping into one of the central themes in art.