Gene Flores and Salz Tannery sculpture Santa Cruz artist Gene Flores designed a sculpture for Salz Tannery that was both beautiful and functional. Salz Tannery required a cooling tower for a particular piece of equipment. Norman Lezin decided that one of Gene Flores' fountain sculptures would achieve the same objective. It was forged from pie-shaped plates of white bronze, which were poured in sand and then bent with a large brake. Gene Flores worked out of his home on Redwood Drive off of Branciforte Drive. He created a significant work of art for $5,000. Source of information: Jeremy Lezin
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Santa Cruz artist Gene Flores designed a sculpture for Salz Tannery that was both beautiful and functional. Salz Tannery required a cooling tower for a particular piece of equipment. Norman Lezin decided that one of Gene Flores' fountain sculptures would achieve the same objective. It was forged from pie-shaped plates of white bronze, which were poured in sand and then bent with a large brake. Gene Flores worked out of his home on Redwood Drive off of Branciforte Drive. He created a significant work of art for $5,000. Source of information: Jeremy Lezin
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image
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LH-salz-025
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English
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Sculpture and Sculptors Tanneries Salz Tannery Flores, Gene
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