Dublin Core
Creator
Ford, O'Neil
Date
1970, 2008, 2018
Title
Concrete lattice screen designed by O'Neil Ford for the Emily Fowler Library.
Description
During the 1968 expansion of the Emily Fowler Library, O'Neil Ford designed and commissioned a concrete lattice built on the south side of the library to enclose a courtyard built for children only. A pergola and hanging pottery lamps, a brick courtyard with a fountain, and sculptures completed the picture. The lattice remained until the 2002 renovation of the library and was then removed.
For the 1981 expansion, the front entrance of the library was shifted and a covered breezeway was added with a matching concrete lattice that shielded the front staff windows and garden while allowing both air and light to filter through.
It was suggested that based on the extrusion lines on the back of the tiles, they were manufactured, although we do not know who made them. It was also suggested that because the tiles do not align perfectly that they were pieced together by hand and that O'Neil Ford would probably have used local Hispanic craftsmen who knew this style of work.
The lattice was painted in 2008.
For the 1981 expansion, the front entrance of the library was shifted and a covered breezeway was added with a matching concrete lattice that shielded the front staff windows and garden while allowing both air and light to filter through.
It was suggested that based on the extrusion lines on the back of the tiles, they were manufactured, although we do not know who made them. It was also suggested that because the tiles do not align perfectly that they were pieced together by hand and that O'Neil Ford would probably have used local Hispanic craftsmen who knew this style of work.
The lattice was painted in 2008.
Language
English
Subject
Art & Architecture;
Ford, O'Neil;
Libraries - Texas - Denton;
concrete lattice;
breezeway;
Spanish architecture
Ford, O'Neil;
Libraries - Texas - Denton;
concrete lattice;
breezeway;
Spanish architecture
Source
Publisher
Denton Public Library
Contributor
Couture, Leslie;
Jackson, Paula
Jackson, Paula
Rights
Creative Commons. For more information please contact the Special Collections Department at genealogy@cityofdenton.com
Type
Physical Object