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Memorial to Lynn Ford.

These five 4x8-foot panels of chip carvings by Lynn Ford were installed in the Emily Fowler Central Library during the 1981 renovation. They were created as a memorial to Lynn, who died in 1978, by his sister, Authella Ford Hersh, and her husband, Roland B. Hersh, using carvings found in his workshop. The Hershes laid out the design on their living room floor, even including some pieces with mistakes to show how he worked.<br />
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According to an Oct. 2, 1981, article in the Denton Record-Chronicle, some of the pieces are templates, while others are designs that served as molds for hammered brass or lead. The design was then transferred to the five panels, which Gregory and Michael Novinski had prepared and covered in dark brown suede.<br />
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The panels have been on display on the upper level of the library for 45 years.

Panel of carvings by the late Lynn Ford, brother of the architect O'Neil Ford, who designed the library.

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Works by Lynn Ford

The Emily Fowler Central Library currently has five chip carvings by Lynn Ford. The pieces were arranged by his niece, Linda Ford Winans, and mounted…

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Art and Architecture in the Denton Municipal Complex.

This is a photograph of the Beaumont Mood pendant light fixtures that hang along the corridor of the City Hall building in Denton, Texas. There are eight in this photo.

In the early 1960s, O'Neil Ford, along with Denton architect, designed the buildings in the Denton Municipal Complex: Denton City...

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