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McCourtie Park Sculptures, (sculpture). Artist:  Cardosa, sculptor. Carona, sculptor. Title:  McCourtie Park Sculptures, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1920s. Medium:  Cement. Dimensions:  17 bridges and 2 tree chimneys. Description:  In the 1920s, Somerset native, William J. L. (Herb) McCourtie, transformed a forty-two acre estate, once known as "Laiden (or Aiden) Lair," into a park featuring seventeen faux bois sculpted bridges, which criss cross a meandering stream, and two faux bois sculpted "tree" chimneys, which lead from underground apartments. The bridges, each one unique, are made of cement carved to look like logs, planks, and ropes. Constructed so as not to interfere with the park's natural beauty, the two chimneys needed for the underground apartment heating and boiler systems, are made of cement carved to look like trees. Subject:  Architecture -- Bridge -- Footbridge Architecture -- Detail -- Chimney Landscape -- Tree Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Somerset Township Folk Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Somerset Township, Parks and Recreation Department, Somerset Township, Michigan Located McCourtie Park, Somerset Township, Michigan Remarks:  McCourtie Park contains seventeen bridges and two "tree" chimneys sculpted in the faux bois tradition of carving cement to look like wood. The faux bois sculptures in McCourtie Park were created by two Mexican artists, Cardoza and Carona, who were brought to Michigan by the park's creator, William J. L. (Herb) McCourtie. References:  McCourtie Park brochure, 1990. Crawford, Sybil F., 1999. 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 71500375   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 71500375 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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