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If I ride it, I hope it erases the memories : Historic Fontaine Ferry Carousel could return to Louisville
Fontaine Ferry did not allow Black people inside its park until 1964. Ed White, a little boy at the time, was forced to watch the fun through a fence. Author: Doug Proffitt Updated: 8:22 PM EDT July 9, 2021
LOUISVILLE, Ky. The Fontaine Ferry s longtime run ended during a period of racial unrest in 1969. Its centerpiece, a 1922 carousel with 48 animals, was sold off. Now, more than five decades later, the Portland Museum is hoping to return the vintage carousel to its original home.
Fontaine Ferry Park was a popular hometown amusement park that opened in 1905. As Louisvillians are wont to do, residents changed the park s name to Fountain Ferry due to its large fountain.
Anders Wahlstedt Fine Art opens Shaping Color: Paintings by Jason Stewart
The Shaping Color series was composed during the tumultuous time of the pandemic.
by Claudia Carr Levy
NEW YORK, NY
.- Upon first seeing Jason Stewarts new work, I thought of Filippo Brunelleschis facade of the Ospedale degli Innocenti, the foundling hospital in Florence that he was commissioned to design in 1419. The arches of the hospital facade have always captivated me. Brunelleschis arches are perfect in their form and progression: perfect graceful architecture. Why, I wondered, did that architectural image appear as I looked at the series of paintings called Shaping Color?
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Imagine you are just walking along minding your own business when you come upon an 8-foot long pine cone in one of your favorite Portland parks!
Corey Templeton Photography
But upon further inspection, you see that the pine cone is cleverly made out of reclaimed metal shovels! That pinecone just got very cool! And
Corey Templetontook some great photos too!
This pine cone is actually from the artist
Patrick Plourde. It was recently acquired by the Portland Public Art Committee. It looks like your average gigantic pine cone until you get a closer look.
According to the
artist s website, Pat specializes in sculpture, studio furniture in steel and wood, railings, lighting, and custom residential and commercial fixtures for over 25 years. His pieces have been in Architectural Digest, Log Home Designs, Maine Home and Design. He s also got furniture and fixtures in some of the best restaurants in Portland and the surrounding area. You ll also find his furniture and fixtur