Dallas Mercantile Bank building, c. 1958, archival photograph in the Dallas Morning News, July 2012
Hello everyone!
We have a newborn in my household, so the posts will be paused for a few weeks while we get accustomed to that.
In the meantime, I suggest this great article by Christina Geyer from the weekend’s Dallas Morning News, about the Dallas Mercantile Bank mosaics designed by the Sheets Studio. There were also sculptures and, it seems, wall hangings, plus furniture designed by Rufus Turner, who came to work full-time for the Sheets Studio after this project and is quoted in the article.
The article has a nice gallery of images from the original layout, as well as of the mosaics’ restoration and reinstallation work, along with quotes from Tony Sheets, Lillian Sizemore, and me. Check it out, and see you back here soon.
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Some history of the bank, other atistic contributors, and more good images of the restoration process.
http://www.artandantiquesmag.com/2012/03/mosaic-art-millard-sheets/