Making progress on roughing out this Sullivanesque model.
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My Sullivanesque model,
I had to dig out some old unfired very fragile clay models of mine from the corner in the utility room since I had to replace the sump pump hose. This model of a Louis Sullivan design I did in 2008, I’m likely going to convert it to do it in terracotta, so I left the unfired clay model out to look over and plan for that. This was not simply molded off an existing piece, it was modelled by me in 2008 for a Chicago client’s townhouse when he couldn’t find the exact design and quantity etc he wanted, so his contractor got hold of me and the end…
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Louis Sullivan, Elmsley, Schneider James W Scoville building Chicago, progress for 11/3/2018
More progress today roughing out the upper half of this Adler & Louis Sullivan, George Elmsley, Kristian Schneider, James W Scoville building 1894 design
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The modelling room at Perth Amboy Terracotta Co., 1895
The modelling room at Perth Amboy Terracotta Co., 1895 This was where they made models for the terracotta, most of which went to NYC.
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Adler & Sullivan, Elmsley, Schneider James W Scoville building Chicago, progress
A bit more progress after some revisions
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Adler & Sullivan, Elmsley, Schneider James W Scoville building Chicago, progress
I am excited to get started creating a model of this interesting 1884 design after those that were connected to Adler & Sullivan, George Elmslie, Kristian Schneider once on the James W Scoville building Chicago, and tonight I started laying in some of the rough design work to get started on this
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Adler & Sullivan, Elmsley, Schneider James W Scoville building Chicago, new design
I am excited to get started creating a model of this interesting Sullivanesque1884 design after those that were connected to Adler & Sullivan, George Elmslie, Kristian Schneider once on the James W Scoville building Chicago. I will be working on the clay model of this and upon completion of the various processes I’ll be producing them in hand-pressed kiln fired red terracotta just like the originals. I have pretty much everything ready to start on my model this weekend of this charming and interesting 1884 design by Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler. Image; Original 1884 artifact courtesy of the Virginia Museum of Fine Art The printed-out greyscale drawing below,…
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A quest for my Scalcione family history
The Scalcione & Kelly Families As a 50+ year old adoptee I searched for and found my roots in May 2017 after taking a DNA test with Ancestry.com As part of my continued research/search, I am still looking to find and make contact with family members who are decendants or relatives of any person on the paternal side of my ancestry tree, most were Italian and from Great Neck, Port Washington/ Long Island/ Nassau County for the most part. This includes others not shown on this tree; Bobby Scalcione (California) Anthony Scalcione, the Pietro Peter Annesi family, Leslie Miller, Gentilella, Zazzarino, Denley, and the James Hicks/ Joanne Scalcione Hicks…
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City of New York 1686 seal design West Side Highway
I was pleased to locate one of these 65# cast iron City charter seals like the ones I had in the 1970s and was able to buy it just now, there were 5 different designs and I have 2 of them, now this 3rd one. I used to have a few complete sets of them. They were made around 1928-1934 to decorate the sides of the old elevated Wes t Side Highway that ran along the Western edge of Manhattan. The artwork was designed by noted sculptor Rene Chambellan,though these seals had to be very specific, already made designs, so he had little leeway or say on the actual designs,…
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Some more photos of my late paternal grandfather Rocco Scalcione
Grandfather Rocco was an instructor at the Merchant’s Marine Academy on Long Island for many years. https://www.usmma.edu/