Folder 17
Contains 11 Results:
1. View from roof of new Kent County Building, NE toward Immanuel Lutheran Church. La Grande Vitesse in construction on the plaza, with a large crane lifting pieces. A corner of the new City Building is seen left. “A-10”
Includes a set of eleven black & white photographs from Advertising Photographer William Andrews, who documented construction of La Grande Vitesse, for the project. The Slides are currently unprocessed; see the Archivist.
2. View NE to Lookout Hill, the Expressway, and Michigan Ave. La Grande Vitesse in construction in Vandenberg Center plaza. A large crane at right lifts pieces from the plaza into place on the sculpture. “A-12”
Includes a set of eleven black & white photographs from Advertising Photographer William Andrews, who documented construction of La Grande Vitesse, for the project. The Slides are currently unprocessed; see the Archivist.
3. View to the NE. An early image in the construction of La Grande Vitesse on Vandenberg Plaza. This image shows the footings, and one piece lying near the footings. Other pieces are scattered on the plaza. A large crane stands ready to lift the pieces. Immanuel Lutheran Church and Lookout Hill are seen in the background, upper left. “B-6”
Includes a set of eleven black & white photographs from Advertising Photographer William Andrews, who documented construction of La Grande Vitesse, for the project. The Slides are currently unprocessed; see the Archivist.
4. View to the NW of La Grande Vitesse in construction. The new City Building is seen behind the sculpture. A crane, not seen, holds a piece of the sculpture in the air. “C-12”
Includes a set of eleven black & white photographs from Advertising Photographer William Andrews, who documented construction of La Grande Vitesse, for the project. The Slides are currently unprocessed; see the Archivist.
5. La Grande Vitesse, in construction in Vandenberg Plaza, is seen behind the large crates in the foreground. A piece is being lifted by a large crane. A member of the construction crew sits atop the large crates. The new City Building is behind the sculpture in the background. “E-3”
Includes a set of eleven black & white photographs from Advertising Photographer William Andrews, who documented construction of La Grande Vitesse, for the project. The Slides are currently unprocessed; see the Archivist.
6. La Grande Vitesse” appears now constructed in Vandenberg Plaza, perhaps with scaffolding ready for the painters. “G-2”
Includes a set of eleven black & white photographs from Advertising Photographer William Andrews, who documented construction of La Grande Vitesse, for the project. The Slides are currently unprocessed; see the Archivist.
7. Peter Wege, left, Co-Chair of the Vandenberg Center Sculpture Project Committee and Grand Rapids Mayor Christian Sonneveldt, point out the address on a piece of one of 10 large crates which transported “La Grande Vitesse” to the U.S. The crate is address to...”Christian H. Sonneveldt”. “G-7”
Includes a set of eleven black & white photographs from Advertising Photographer William Andrews, who documented construction of La Grande Vitesse, for the project. The Slides are currently unprocessed; see the Archivist.
8. View North on Ottawa Avenue, across the street from Vandenberg Center plaza. A large crane in the street is ready to lift pieces of the steel sculpture. The Grand Rapids Press Building is seen in the background in Michigan Ave. “H-2”.
Includes a set of eleven black & white photographs from Advertising Photographer William Andrews, who documented construction of La Grande Vitesse, for the project. The Slides are currently unprocessed; see the Archivist.
9. View West across Ottawa Street to Vandenberg Center plaza, where three construction crew members are working with a large crane, to lift pieces of the Calder steel. La Grande Vitesse is seen behind the crates, and the new International style City Building stands behind the sculpture. “H-5”
Includes a set of eleven black & white photographs from Advertising Photographer William Andrews, who documented construction of La Grande Vitesse, for the project. The Slides are currently unprocessed; see the Archivist.
10. View of a detail of “La Grande Vitesse” in construction, with two crew men working a piece into place. The cable from the crane is still in place. The piece of white building seen behind the sculpture at the bottom of the image is the new Union Bank Building, across Ottawa Street from Vandenberg Center. “I-7”
Includes a set of eleven black & white photographs from Advertising Photographer William Andrews, who documented construction of La Grande Vitesse, for the project. The Slides are currently unprocessed; see the Archivist.