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Artwork
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Title |
Artist |
Date |
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Charles R. Turner Plaque |
Unknown |
Unknown
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Medium
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Medium |
Category |
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Bronze Plaque with Image-in-Relief on
Stone Base with Bronze Satellite Plaque
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Plaque |
Measurements
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Unit Measure |
Object Height |
Object Width |
Object Depth |
Object Diameter |
|
Feet |
2 |
1.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Unit Measure |
Base Height |
Base Width |
Base Depth |
Base Diameter |
|
Feet |
2.5 |
3.5 |
2 |
N/A |
Description
|
Description |
The bronze plaque contains an image-in-relief of the subject.
The inscription on the plaque
reads: "Charles R. Turner, Humanitarian, Philanthropist and Civic
Leader, Born Dec. 1, 1904, Died July 2, 1977. Chairman of the Board of
Parking, 1959 to 1977. Under his leadership, ten municipal parking
ramps were constructed." The satellite plaque commemorates the
planting of an adjacent tree in his memory.
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Biographical Info.
|
Bio. |
No
information is available at present.
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Location History
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Location |
Purpose |
Date Verified |
Current Record |
|
Turner Parking Ramp, near Perkins St. and S. Elmwood Ave. intersection |
Display |
April 2004 |
Yes |
Conservation/Preservation History
|
Treatment Performed by |
Date Completed |
Previous Object Condition |
New Object Condition |
Previous Base Condition |
New Base Condition |
Current Record |
N/A
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Condition Survey History
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Surveyed By |
Purpose |
Date Completed |
Object
Condition |
Base Condition |
Current Record |
Hamilton, Houston, Lownie Architects, LLC
|
Buffalo Arts Commission General Condition Survey |
September 2004 |
Poor |
Good |
Yes |
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