tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462946535883846881.post8862278054622683610..comments2024-03-17T16:32:51.970-04:00Comments on Vast Public Indifference: Tingley ColumnsCDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14390048358391513711noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462946535883846881.post-21521303508877216472008-10-27T10:41:00.000-04:002008-10-27T10:41:00.000-04:00Thanks for the videos. When I was an undergrad, my...Thanks for the videos. When I was an undergrad, my professor invited Nick Benson from the Stevens shop to come to our class and demonstrate his technique. It was amazing — he cut gorgeous letters so deftly.<BR/><BR/>Those scroll-top stones are still bothering me. They're so early and so unusual. I'm going to be in Newport again in a few weeks — I'll go back and see if I can take better pictures and decipher the epitaphs.Caitlin GD Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05317897772288904474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462946535883846881.post-67549914432366214242008-10-24T20:41:00.000-04:002008-10-24T20:41:00.000-04:00Incidentally, there are a couple of interesting cl...Incidentally, there are a couple of interesting clips about the John Stevens Shop on YouTube:<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AasLZ-YFjs<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvv-v5PRQEcRobert J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12937384579138400443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1462946535883846881.post-43721922507614570292008-10-24T20:17:00.000-04:002008-10-24T20:17:00.000-04:00Lots of very interesting things there. The columns...Lots of very interesting things there. The columns look like something a person would draw if he remembered seeing columns, but didn't actually have a picture in front of him. The capitals in particular look like they were made by someone who vaguely remembered that the Corinthian order had leaves at the top in some kind of (uncertain) arrangement.<BR/><BR/>I remember having see the strange spidery wings of the Patienc Osband stone before: Forbes suggested they were John Stevens' work, but wasn't sure (see facing p. 75).<BR/><BR/>The early stones with the scroll tops are quite interesting also -- almost look like they were designed by a cabinetmaker used to building highboys. The material looks coarse; if it's reddish it could be the Connecticut Valley sandstone that was used by many carvers.Robert J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12937384579138400443noreply@blogger.com