Masonry Magazine December 1983 Page. 14
Mara Smith used a curved knife to carve the unicorn's head for a Hamilton Hotel brick mural. Cutting penetrated a maximum depth of 2% in. to prevent breakage of the brick.
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Associates, Inc., "The brick sculptures were an ideal way to integrate art into the Hamilton Lakes complex. They give character to the building, have been very well received by the public, and provide a distinct identity for the project." Hansen & Hempel, Inc. of Lombard, Ill., was the mason contractor on the project.
Smith's sculptures on the Anatole in Dallas feature five semi-mythological murals for the exterior of the hotel. Each of the two panels that flank the entrance measures 15 x 18 ft.; the three on the side wall measure 15 x 23 ft. each. Dee Brown Masonry, Inc. of Dallas was the mason contractor on this project.
Wilson Jenkins & Associates have specified a 20- by 13-ft. brick sculpture on one of their current projects, a brick office building in Bloomington, Minn. Cincinelli said this design decision was prompted largely by the success of the brick sculptures at the Hamilton Lakes complex.
Like the sculptures at Hamilton Lakes, a recently constructed brick sculpture on a 22-story New York City office building provides artistic excitement at the first-story level, and thus captures the attention of passersby. This new abstract sculpture at 560 Lexington Ave. is above a shopping arcade for three retail establishments, so attracting interest to the site is especially important.
The abstract brick sculpture was designed by architectural/environ-
"North Star" is the title of this brick mural by Mara Smith on the Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas, one of five giant murals depicting semi-mythological scenes on the exterior walls. Dee Brown Masonry, Inc. of Dallas was the mason contractor.
"Unicorn Hunt," a 14 x 22 ft. panel, is one of six brick sculptures adorning the 12-story Hamilton Hotel in Itasca, Ill. Hansen & Hempel, Inc., Lombard, ill., was the mason contractor.
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