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Hillhouse High School entrance lobby

Hillhouse High School entrance lobby

Sheila L de Bretteville. Hillhouse High School entrance lobby, 2005.

Description:
To add warmth to a stark white and blue striped entry, saffron colored paint, replacement of two lines of white tiles with a continuous mosaic and ceramic frieze, constructing a ceramic faced box around a pole for support.Text tiles in a kente cloth-like frieze contain writing and quotes from the first to most recent graduating class in this New Haven's oldest high school.

Medium:
Public/Site-specific

Tags:
paint, ceramic tiles, installation, sheet rock, ceramic and mosaic tessere, public art

Sheila L de Bretteville

Images
?At the start... At long last...?Biddy Mason: Time & PlaceOmoide noShotokyoHEAR USStep(pe) Search: LiteratureHillhouse High School entrance lobby

Location
Hamden, Connecticut
USA

Contact
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