BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Silver Spring -- Public Art: Silver Sprung pieces (but not fountain)

MD -- Silver Spring -- Public Art: Silver Sprung pieces (but not fountain):

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[1] ARTSSP_200417_01.JPG	[2] ARTSSP_200417_05.JPG	[3] ARTSSP_200417_11.JPG
[4] ARTSSP_200417_12.JPG	[5] ARTSSP_200417_15.JPG	[6] ARTSSP_200417_19.JPG
[7] ARTSSP_200417_23.JPG	[8] ARTSSP_200417_26.JPG	[9] ARTSSP_200417_31.JPG
[10] ARTSSP_200417_33.JPG	[11] ARTSSP_200417_36.JPG	[12] ARTSSP_200417_39.JPG
[13] ARTSSP_200417_45.JPG	[14] ARTSSP_200417_46.JPG	[15] ARTSSP_200417_49.JPG
[16] ARTSSP_200417_53.JPG	[17] ARTSSP_200417_55.JPG	[18] ARTSSP_200417_58.JPG
[19] ARTSSP_200527_01.JPG	[20] ARTSSP_200527_08.JPG	[21] ARTSSP_200527_10.JPG
[22] ARTSSP_200527_15.JPG	[23] ARTSSP_200527_19.JPG	[24] ARTSSP_200527_21.JPG
[25] ARTSSP_200527_26.JPG	[26] ARTSSP_200527_31.JPG	[27] ARTSSP_200527_34.JPG
[28] ARTSSP_200527_36.JPG	[29] ARTSSP_200527_39.JPG	[30] ARTSSP_200527_43.JPG
[31] ARTSSP_200527_44.JPG	[32] ARTSSP_200527_47.JPG	[33] ARTSSP_200527_50.JPG
[34] ARTSSP_200527_54.JPG	[35] ARTSSP_200527_57.JPG	[36] ARTSSP_200527_58.JPG
[37] ARTSSP_200527_66.JPG	[38] ARTSSP_200527_69.JPG	[39] ARTSSP_200805_07.JPG
[40] ARTSSP_200805_11.JPG	[41] ARTSSP_200805_15.JPG	[42] ARTSSP_200805_23.JPG
[43] ARTSSP_200805_27.JPG	[44] ARTSSP_200904_01.JPG	[45] ARTSSP_200904_08.JPG
[46] ARTSSP_200904_12.JPG	[47] ARTSSP_200904_20.JPG	[48] ARTSSP_200904_29.JPG

Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. ARTSSP_200527_01.JPG: The Hecht CO. 1947
2. ARTSSP_200527_10.JPG: Then As Now Commemorating the Spirit of the Silver Spring National Guard Armory Custom ceramic tiles and freestanding sculpture using architectural elements from the original armory building. Jerome B. Meadows Meadowlark Studio 2004 Commissioned by Montgomery County
3. ARTSSP_200527_21.JPG: Armory M.N.G. [Maryland National Guard] 1927
4. ARTSSP_200527_26.JPG: Maryland National Guard
5. ARTSSP_200527_57.JPG: The Silver Spring Armory, completed in 1927, was significant for its association with the Maryland National Guard 29th Division's service during World Wars I and II. It was one of the major civic buildings constructed in Silver Spring during the early years that the community blossomed into an important suburban center. Architecturally, the building was representative of early 20th century Armory design featuring distinction medieval detailing with a two-story castellated "head house" and a one-store barrel vaulted-perpendicular "drill hall." The arched entry to the "head house" was surmounted by a cast concrete panel which read "MARYLAND NATIONAL GVARD." The Armory was razed in 1998.
6. ARTSSP_200805_07.JPG: Brush Strokes Designed and carved by John Sonnier, sculptor Design assistance from Constantine Seferlis, sculptor Hand carved Indiana limestone 2004 Commissioned by Montgomery County
7. ARTSSP_200805_11.JPG: "Preserving our past is our gift to the future." -- Douglas M. Duncan, County Executive, 2004 The 1938 Silver Spring Shopping Center is a superb example of moderne architecture with art deco elements. Designed by noted architect, John Eberson, it is a rare example of an early planned shopping center with parking, forming Montgomery County's first real downtown.
8. ARTSSP_200805_15.JPG: BRUSH STROKES Artist: John Sonnier Material: Indiana Limestone Brush Strokes was conceived from an interior wall detail of the historic Art Deco Silver Theatre. This piece is reminiscent of many 18th-Century French carvings, with its raised fleur-de-lis style cradling the hand-carved lettering. Rendered in Indiana Limestone, the carving serves as a monument to the revitalization of Downtown Silver Spring, MD.
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