The concrete visionary Frank Antone Martin (1889-1961) found his place as a pattern maker for Hughs Aircraft during the height of the A-Bomb scare. As an ode to peace and brotherhood Antonio started building a giant concrete Jesus on his Inglewood driveway. Antonio’s first choice, the Grand Canyon, took a pass on it. Forest Lawn [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Parables in Concrete: Desert Christ Park
December 30, 2009
Wonders in Concrete
December 24, 2009
all links provide past/present park images and addresses (please visit) Laguna de San Gabriel Playground was the site of my seventh birthday party and the concrete opus of 70 year old Mexican born Benjamin Dominguez 1894-74; Concrete visionary and graduate of Uof M La Academia de Artes Plasticas. This particular “Folly”, located within Vincent Lugo [...]
Desert Folly
December 20, 2009
“The English word ‘fool’ is derived from ‘folies,’ a mid-1600s Portuguese dance where one twirls until dizzy and loses control of all senses” Frank Escher Lucy: patented by James V. Lafferty, Margate New Jersey 1881 In the year 1513 Pope Leo X, on the occasion of his coronation was presented with a “white elephant.” The [...]
