File #22: "Lynn Ford chip carvings on display at Emily Fowler Library"

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 /> <br /> 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 /> <br /> The panels have been on display on the upper level of the library for 45 years.

Dublin Core

Creator

Ford, Lynn

Date

2005

Title

Lynn Ford chip carvings on display at Emily Fowler Library

Description

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.

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.

The panels have been on display on the upper level of the library for 45 years.

Subject

Ford Lynn;
carvings;
artists;
Denton Public Library;
Gregory Novinski;
Michael Novingski

Source

Douglas, Laura;
Couture, Leslie

Publisher

Denton Public Library