MODERNISM LECTURE: Union Bank Sculpture Panels

Learn about the fascinating history and origin of the bas-relief terra cotta sculpture panels "Palm Springs in Sculpture – Past & Future" created by sculptor Lawrence Tenney Stevens (1896-1972), a part-time resident of Palm Springs.  The panels were dedicated on September 18, 1959 when the south branch of the Security First National Bank (now Union Bank – 500 S. Indian Canyon Dr.) opened. The lecture will also touch on this mid-century bank and its Chinese American Architect Joseph A. Wong (1921-2011).

Lecturer David L. Gray, Principal with Gray Public Relations & Marketing, is a former Palm Springs Public Library Trustee (2009-2016), and recipient of the 2014 Outstanding Community Service Leader Award from the Desert Business Association. He has a B.S. degree in Art History & English from Atlantic Union College, and has lived in Palm Springs since 2003.

Also present will be John Faubion, Director of the Lawrence Tenney Stevens Trust.

Tickets for these two events are available at www.modernismweek.com.  Price: $20.00