Faces on Bank - Oxford, NY
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N 42° 26.522 W 075° 35.874
18T E 450827 N 4699029
The faces on the bank would probably be considered "green men".
Waymark Code: WMPGFC
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2015
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"Two bas-relief male faces each atop a column that flanks the entrance to the bank. They are nordic, north-wind type faces, surrounded by ornate foliage. The faces are nearly identical, with beards and frown lines, but the face on the left has a wart on the proper right side of the nose. The sculptures are part of an Oxford bluestone facade of a brick building."
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"The face with the wart on its nose was carved by Theodore Wands, the other by a Mr. Conroy."
TITLE: Faces
ARTIST(S): Theodore Wands and Mr. Conroy.
DATE: 1894
MEDIUM: Sculptures: Oxford bluestone; Columns: Oxford bluestone
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY000502
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
National Bank and Trust Company Oxford Branch State Street Entrance, below balcony Oxford New York 13830
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The building now house the Oxford Village and Town Hall as well as the Police Station.
Artists are identified in walking tour of Oxford
http://www.oxfordny.com/about/walkingtourwest.php
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