It’s a family affair, 1979
Happy Father’s Day
Photographs of Rockne’s father, Arthur Krebs, an engineer, assisting him with the construction of his public art sculpture The White Tornado for the atrium of the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
in Topeka, Kansas. Commissioned by the U.S. General Services Administration Art-in-Architecture Program. An environmental sculpture 60 feet high with a tornado-like element on which white neon lightning bolts are placed to form a five-pointed star when viewed from below - sunlight, prisms, white neon, white painted aluminum, mirrors, and scrim fabric.
Restoration of The White Tornado was completed by McKay Lodge Laboratory Fine Art Conservation in 2017.
A photomontage of Rockne’s dad, Arthur Krebs, a great father,
and granddad.
Rockne Krebs’ 1979 #publicart #sculpture The White Tornado restoration recently completed by @ohioconcenter #artconservation #TopekaKS pic.twitter.com/8SPbbW77Mz
— Rockne Krebs, Artist □□ (@RockneKrebsArt) September 3, 2017
-HK
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