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Shrady, Frederick Charles,
Kuharec, Drago,
Lyons, Thomas,
Drago Metal Art Industries,
Lyons, Mather & Lechner,
Abstract
Architecture -- Boat
Architecture -- Bridge
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Bridgeport
Architectural component
Sculpture
(Mechanics and Farmers Bank Abstract Sculpture), (sculpture).
Artist:
Shrady, Frederick Charles, 1907-1990, sculptor.
Kuharec, Drago, fabricator.
Lyons, Thomas, architect.
Drago Metal Art Industries, fabricator.
Lyons, Mather & Lechner, architectural firm.
Title:
(Mechanics and Farmers Bank Abstract Sculpture), (sculpture).
Dates:
1970. Dedicated June 29, 1970.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze sheets.
Dimensions:
Approx. 14 x 10 x 1 ft. (800 lbs.).
Description:
An abstract sculpture of a ship's sail, pennant, and rigging, affixed to the facade of a building.
Subject:
Abstract
Architecture -- Boat -- Detail
Architecture -- Bridge
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Bridgeport
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Mechanics & Farmers Bank, Consolidated Asset Recovery, 961 Main Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604
Located 930 Main Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
The sculpture was fabricated with the assistance of Drago Kuharec and Drago Metal Art Industries. Thomas Lyons of Lyons, Mather & Lechner was the architect responsible for the 1970 wing of the building. Mechanics & Farmers Bank was formerly known as Mechanics & Farmers Savings Bank. IAS files contain a related article from the Bridgeport Post, May 3, 1970. For additional information see: David W. Palmquist's "Bridgeport: A Pictorial History," Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company, 1981, pg. 79, 107.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Bridgeport Post, May 3, 1970.
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 CT000281
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CT000281
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