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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Wands, Theodore D.,     Conroy,     Perry, Isaac G.,     Wright, James M.,     F. G. Clarke Blue Stone Company,     Figure male -- Fragment     Fantasy -- Monster     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Oxford     Architectural component     Relief     Sculpture

(Faces), (sculpture). Artist:  Wands, Theodore D., sculptor. Conroy, sculptor. Perry, Isaac G., architect. Wright, James M., contractor. F. G. Clarke Blue Stone Company, contractor. Title:  (Faces), (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1894. Medium:  Sculptures: Oxford bluestone; Columns: Oxford bluestone. Dimensions:  2 pieces. Each sculpture: approx. H. 20 in. x W. 10 in.; Each column: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 60 in. Description:  Two bas-relief male faces each atop a column that flanks the entrance to the bank. They are nordic, north-wind type faces, surrounded by ornate foliage. The faces are nearly identical, with beards and frown lines, but the face on the left has a wart on the proper right side of the nose. The sculptures are part of an Oxford bluestone facade of a brick building. Subject:  Figure male -- Fragment -- Face Fantasy -- Monster Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Oxford Architectural component Relief Sculpture Owner:  National Bank and Trust Company, Oxford Branch, State Street, Entrance, below balcony, Oxford, New York 13830 Provenance:  Formerly located First National Bank of Oxford, State Street, Entrance, below balcony, Oxford, New York 1934-1984. Formerly located First National Bank, State Street, Entrance, below balcony, Oxford, New York ca. 1894-1934. Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. The National Bank and Trust Company was called the First National Bank when the building was constructed in 1894. Theodore D. Wands sculpted the face on the left with the wart, and Mr. Conroy sculpted the face on the right. The architect for the building was Isaac G. Perry, and it was built by James W. Wright, both of Binghamton, New York. The bluestone was provided by the F. G. Clarke Blue Stone Company. In March 1933, the First National Bank of Oxford closed, reopening as the National Bank of Oxford in February 1934. In August 1984, it merged with the National Bank and Trust Company of Norwich and became known as the National Bank and Trust Company. IAS files contain a related history of the Bank and the building, commemorating the Bank's centennial in 1994. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NY000502   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000502 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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