Dublin Core
Creator
Couture, Leslie
Date
1966-2022
Title
Brass and tin lamps near the City Council Chambers in Denton, Texas.
Description
Six brass and tin lamps line the wall into the Denton City Council chambers. Another four can be found in a nearby alcove that overlooks the courtyard. Of the four in the alcove, three of them are smaller and boxy-shaped.
According to architect Mike Lance, the light fixtures were designed by Canadian artist, Gene Byron, who had a shop in Marfil, México, a suburb of Guanajuato. "She had about ten workers who were proficient at turning out brass and tin fixtures, which was lucky since I needed a lot of fixtures." [Conversation with Mike Lance, 2/04/2015].
However, upon examining the lamps, the names of the artists are visible (see first closeup image). They were made by Lynn Ford and Rodolfo Cabral. This discovery was made by Jill Vickers and is quite amusing as it illustrates that humans make mistakes even when things are clearly written in front of their faces.
The building was completed in 1967.
According to architect Mike Lance, the light fixtures were designed by Canadian artist, Gene Byron, who had a shop in Marfil, México, a suburb of Guanajuato. "She had about ten workers who were proficient at turning out brass and tin fixtures, which was lucky since I needed a lot of fixtures." [Conversation with Mike Lance, 2/04/2015].
However, upon examining the lamps, the names of the artists are visible (see first closeup image). They were made by Lynn Ford and Rodolfo Cabral. This discovery was made by Jill Vickers and is quite amusing as it illustrates that humans make mistakes even when things are clearly written in front of their faces.
The building was completed in 1967.
Subject
Denton City Hall;
Denton, Texas;
Ford, O'Neil;
Ford, Lynn;
Cabral, Rodolfo
Artisans;
Architects;
Lance, Mike;
Lamps
Denton, Texas;
Ford, O'Neil;
Ford, Lynn;
Cabral, Rodolfo
Artisans;
Architects;
Lance, Mike;
Lamps
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Digital born