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Wood/ceramic, 8 ft. h., 1975, Collection Jamestown Community College

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Weber State University, stainless steel, 5 ft. h., 1989.
This piece is one of seven created for the university.  These photos were taken the day of installation and the pavers were to all be in place by the time my work arrived from Michigan.

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Weber State University, stainless steel, 8 ft. h., 1989.

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Weber State University, stainless steel, 8 ft. h., 1989.

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City of Palm Desert, California, stainless steel, 8 ft. h., 1991.
This is one of five pieces commissioned by the City of Palm Desert, California, 1991.  All stainless steel, 8 ft. h.

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City of Palm Desert California, stainless steel, 8 ft. h., 1991.

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University of Oregon, Football, stainless steel, 8 ft. h., 1991
This was commissioned by the University of Oregon, 1991.  

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Priority Façade, welded steel/ceramic, 8 ft. h., 1991, Collection Jamestown Community College
This very complicated piece is full of symbolism of our culture.  As in medieval hierarchy our highest values are placed at the top; first the military and then our individual selves as the center of the rose window.

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Priority Façade, Detail.

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Community Connections, welded steel, 25 feet wide, WCA Hospital, 2012, Jamestown, New York
Yes, it's hard to see detail, 12 pieces are mounted on 25 ft. of wall above the check -in counter in the new emergency wing.  Each piece refers to figures or themes important in the history of the community.   The Chautauqua Institution Bell Tower is about 36 inches high.

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Reference to Roger Tory Peterson, welded steel, approx. 33 " high, 2012
Detail photo of one of twelve pieces in reference to Jamestown native Roger Tory Peterson.  The naturalist/ornithologist/artist/educator is represented by birds looking through binoculars and birds framed in photographic slides and in paintings.

PictureLucille Ball, 25" high, welded steel, 2012
Lucille Ball was born in Celeron, NY and raised in adjacent Jamestown, NY

PictureComposite Truck, 19" high, welded steel, 2012
The truck represents at least four industrial components of the community: Truck-Lite Co., MRC Bearings, Cummins Engine Plant, and Valeo Engine Cooling Inc.

PictureMidway Park Carousel, 30" high, welded steel, 2012
The old wooden carousel is still a part of Midway State Park.

PictureWCA Hospital, 27" high, welded steel, 2012
This piece was designed from an early photograph of the nurses in front of the first hospital in Jamestown.

PictureSupreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, 31" high, welded steel, 2012
Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson practiced law in Jamestown. Justice Jackson was Chief Counsel for the United States at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany, 1945.

PictureChautauqua County Agriculture, 26" high, welded steel, 2012
Agriculture continues to be a strong component of the economy.

PictureJamestown Royal Governor's Chair, 20" high, welded steel, 2012
Jamestown Royal furniture company has its home in Jamestown.

PictureCrescent Wrench, 23" wide, welded steel, 2012
Jamestown is where the Crescent Tool Company produced the famous wrench.

PictureChautauqua Institution Bell Tower, 36" high, welded steel, 2012
This represents the Miller Bell Tower at Chautauqua Institution.

PictureChautauqua Lake, 40" high, welded steel, 2012
This piece is reference to Chautauqua Lake and to the history of sports, transportation and cultural influence the lake has had on the county.

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