FAQ Topic: CitySites Past

Erin McIntyre Untitled, 2010 Stained Glass Location: CitySites Collection, Government Center South Building, Main Entrance Erin McIntyre’s primary interest lies in movement and composition through thick and thin lines, colors and shapes, and her stained glass artworks are inspired by the environments they inhabit. “Glass has a unique quality of transparency which changes throughout a … Continued

Jean Koeller (Dayton, Ohio) Great Mulberry Tree, 2013 Fraze Park, 2013 Passing, 2013 Oil on canvas Location: CitySites Collection, Government Center North Building, Upper Level Jean Koeller is a remarkable Dayton-area painter whose numerous commissions, exhibitions, presence in private and public collections, artist awards and her commercial gallery representation has established her as a significant … Continued

Tess Little (Fairborn, OH) Friendship Arch, 2011 Stainless steel Location: Wenzler Park Tess Little created Friendship Arch with over 250 participants from the Kettering community in 2010 and 2011.  This 12 foot, stainless steel arch and two accompanying benches exhibit the hands traced by the participants with their individualized symbols. Little is a faculty member … Continued

Katherine Kadish (Yellow Springs, Ohio) Summer Garden, 2013 Spring Garden, 2013 Autumn Garden I and II, 2013 Location: CitySites Collection, Government Center South Building, Lower Level Katherine Kadish has exhibited her paintings and prints since the early 1970s around the world, including in museums and galleries throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Inspired by nature, … Continued

Beth Holyoke and Käthi Seidl EGG, 2010 Concrete, ceramic, glaze, glass Location: J.F. Kennedy Park, Kettering Beth Holyoke and Käthi Seidl worked with the community surrounding Kennedy Park in Kettering to design a larger-than-life egg, covered in hand-made mosaic tiles. Through a public meeting, Kennedy Park neighbors and  Kettering residents planned the theme of the … Continued

Barry Gunderson Song and Dance, 2000 Aluminum, Brick Pavers and Concrete Location: Lincoln Park Civic Commons Barry Gunderson’s sculpture Song and Dance features a choreographed arrangement of four 16-foot tall figures. One hand on the ground, one high in the air, bodies arched, these figures salute all who enter the Commons area. The sculpture honors … Continued

Glenna Goodacre Ollie, installed 2007 Bronze Location: Rob Dyrek /DC Shoes Skate Plaza Ollie is a larger-than-life skater frozen in a skate maneuver of the same name. This bronze piece is from Glenna Goodacre’s series entitled Sidewalk Society and is an edition of 5. Nationally recognized, Goodacre is most well-known for her representational bronze sculptures including … Continued

Glenna Goodacre The Runner, installed 2007 Bronze Location: Lincoln Park Civic Commons The Runner is a bronze are from Glenna Goodacre’s series entitled Park Place and is from an edition of 16. Nationally recognized, Goodacre is most well-known for her representational bronze sculptures including the Women’s Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C.  and the Sacagawea dollar … Continued

Glenna Goodacre Old Man and His Dog, installed 2007 Bronze Location: Lincoln Park Civic Commons Old Man and His Dog is from Glenna Goodacre’s series entitled Park Place from an edition of 16. Goodacre choose her models for her sculptures from people she knows around her hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico.  The dog in … Continued