Go BackThe Julian Street Inn – Shelter for Homeless: Hand-glazed tilework for cladding the courtyard fountain – Photographs of mock-up
01/01/1989Four color prints on non-photographic paper, depicting an early full scale paper mock-up of the tiles to be used for cladding the fountain curved base in the main courtyard. .
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Courtyard fountain with hand-painted and hand-glazed tilework; mock-ups for the tiles
01/04/1989
Full-scale paper mock-up of the final tile pattern used for cladding the base of the courtyard fountain, painted with gouache.
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The Julian Street Inn - Shelter for Homeless: Courtyard fountain with lion's head; model for the lion
01/01/1989
A full scale gypsum-cast model of a lion’s head for the courtyard fountain.