Erie Canal Towpath
Zemnick's WPA sculpture of the Ohio Erie Canal towpath. Photo courtesy of the AMHA.
Description
New Deal Daily, July 3, 2018: “While in the WPA, Zemnick created several sculptures highlighting the transportation history of Ohio. The pieces were created ca. 1935-1939. They are now incorporated into a multi-panel history display at the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA).”
The squirrel sculpture pictured below was also Zemnick’s creation, made during her employment with the WPA. However, it is not known if Zemnick made the full-size sculpture(s), or just the model to be used in creating the full-size sculpture(s).
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Photo courtesy of the AMHA
Panel 01 - The sculpture above shows American Indians and a canoe
Photo courtesy of the AMHA
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Photo courtesy of the AMHA
Panel 02
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Panel 03
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Zemnick’s WPA sculpture of the Northeast Ohio Railroad. Photo courtesy of the AMHA.
NE Ohio Railroad
Zemnick's WPA sculpture of the Northeast Ohio Railroad. Photo courtesy of the AMHA.
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Judy Zemnick made this model for a 3-4 foot concrete sculpture of a squirrel, to be placed at the Valleyview Homes housing project in Cleveland. Photo courtesy of the Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University.
Zemnick - Squirrel
Judy Zemnick made this model for a 3-4 foot concrete sculpture of a squirrel, to be placed at the Valleyview Homes housing project in Cleveland. Photo courtesy of the Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University.
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Zemnick’s squirrel was included in a recent restoration project, carried out by LAND studio and the Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority. Photo courtesy of LAND studio,
Zemnick Squirrel Today
Zemnick's squirrel was included in a recent restoration project, carried out by LAND studio and the Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority. Photo courtesy of LAND studio,
Source notes
New Deal Daily, Brent McKee, July 3, 2018, Judy Zemnick: The WPA artist who was attacked by a polar bear: (https://nddaily.blogspot.com/2018/07/judy-zemnick-wpa- artist-who-was.html), accessed August 7, 2018.
Project originally submitted by Brent McKee on August 6, 2018.
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