BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Silver Spring -- Public Art

MD -- Silver Spring -- Public Art:

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. SSART_100717_093.JPG: "River Twist" Barton Rubenstein (c) 1996 Inspired by the beauty of waterfalls cascading into a raging river, this sculpture shows how the delicate flow of numerous water sources can quickly become a formidable force. The sculptor's grandfather, Henry S Reich, one of the original partners who built the Blair Apartments, was a generous man who was particularly loving and inspirational to his family. It is with great pleasure that the sculptor continue in the tradition of his grandfather and contribute to the community of Blair.
2. SSART_100717_106.JPG: River Twist As a former scientist who studied human visual perception, Barton Rubenstein has always been keenly interested in the visual forms of nature, especially those of water and motion. The works at The Blairs celebrate various patterns of these elements, treating them as sculptural forms unto themselves. The kinetic and water sculptures for The Blairs complex include the Blairs Sign Sculpture, a 50 foot water sculpture and main entrance sign. The above was from https://silverspringdowntown.com/public-art-walk
3. SSART_100717_142.JPG: Lotus Columns Mary Ann E Mears (2009)
4. SSART_100717_168.JPG: TRANSORMA / Transforma (c) 2005: Art Glass Wall: The original concept for the art wall image is rooted in the dynamism of Silver Spring as exemplified by the millions of letters than flowed through the port office formerly on this site. Cancellation stamps, reflected in a pattern of circles and stripes, flow throughout the multi-layered glass reflecting on this history and the cancellation stamps. The glass is hand-painted, silk screened, and kiln fired to its final finish. Artist: Heidi Lippman Fabricator: Franz Mayer of Munich, Germany Blair Station Post Office: An over-scaled postage cancellation pattern was incorporated into the plaza's paving design as a symbolic reference to the former Blair Station Post Office. Background: The Blair Station Post Office that stood on this site was built in 1949, with additions in 1954. This Post Office represented the tremendous growth of Silver Spring after World War II and played an essential role in the history of the United States postal system. Due to the large volume of mail handled at this facility, which was at one time more than any other Post Office in the country, this office was home to the first successful trial of the automated mail-handling machine called the TRANSORMA, which took place in 1957. This acronym stood for TRANsportation, SORting, Marchand, and Andriesen (the last two represented its Dutch inventors). The machine weighted almost 15 tons and stood 13 feet tall and occupied an entire room. It was operated by five key punchers and could sort 15,000 letters into 300 chutes in an hour. This compared with 7,500 letters into 75 chutes an hour by hand. The successful testing of the TRANSORMA forever changed the way mail was handled by the United States Postal Service.
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