Ralph Ponder's Concrete Working Tools

Name/Title

Ralph Ponder's Concrete Working Tools

Entry/Object ID

1000.001.17

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

Anna La Sala

Acquisition

Accession

1000.001

Exhibition

Maitland's Attic: A Journey Through a Small City's Past

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Although Andre Smith designed the majority of the concrete reliefs and the Research Studio, he still required assistance from his most trusted friends. Along with the Bancas, Ralph Ponder, an artist himself, was instrumental in the construction of much of the fantasy architecture found at the Research Studio, and frequently executed the carving and installation of Andre Smith's concrete designs using the carving tools here.