“Arrival” is a bronze bas-relief of life-size dairy cows facing commuters and their trains. "I want the cows to remind both local residents and visitors of the region's rich farming past," says artist Anne Huibregtse. "The local agricultural economy may be shrinking, but it remains an important part of our community and rural landscape." The Wassaic area had turned to dairy farming in the mid-nineteenth century - due to the conjunction of a historical event and an invention. The event was the Civil War; the invention, the development of canned milk, in great demand by the Union army for its soldiers. But other areas soon outpaced Wassaic in dairying, and farm after farm was turned to other uses. 

The New York state artist, Anne Huibregtse has been sculpting cows for many years. When asked why, Huibregtse responds, “Why not cows?” For starters, Huibregtse believes that cows lend themselves to whimsical, beautiful, and mythical treatments. Moreover, Huibregste sees cows, with their manifold agricultural benefits, as “man’s best friend.” She translates her love for the animal into works that transcends cow forms and personalities, tapping into cows’ rich and ancient symbolic tradition. Huibregtse distinguishes herself from other bronze animal sculptors through her dedication to the craft of bronze casting on creative and technical levels. Huibregtse does all phases of production for her work, including making molds, wax chasing and gating, welding, metal chasing and patina.