Artist: Leslie Fry
Title: "Leaves of Knowledge"
Size: 36" x 72" x 7"
Medium: Sculpture - Wall Relief
Year Installed: 2005
Venue: Margate Catherine Young Branch Library
The images used for the Margate Catherine Young Branch Library are flora connected with human learning, openness, and growth. Leaves of pages and plants become one with hands finding the way towards knowledge.
This sculptural relief is made of cast Forton reinforced with fiberglass and stainless steel, finished with acrylic paint and varnish. Installed on a wall in the front lobby, the artwork welcomes daily visitors and patrons.
"The decision to create painted wall-reliefs for the four branch libraries was in response to the community outreach meetings in each neighborhood. People had requested for many different representational images and emphasized the use of color.
The images used for the Margate Catherine Young Branch Library are flora connected with human learning, openness and growth. Leaves of pages and plants become one with hands finding the way toward knowledge."
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