Sold for:
$27,500

Alexander Girard

custom mural from the Irwin Union Bank & Trust Company, Columbus, IN
USA, 1973 Alexander Girard fabric over wood 402 w x 72 h in (1021 x 183 cm)
result: $27,500






In 1973, architect Kevin Roche designed a bank building addition to Eero Saarinen’s landmark Irwin Union Bank & Trust Company in Columbus, Indiana.
J. Irwin Miller, chairman and CEO of Cummins, Inc. commissioned Alexander Girard to create a series of murals for each of the new building’s three floors. This example features ninety-three panels covered in fabrics Girard designed for Herman Miller. Proceeds from this sale will be donated to Indiana area non-profits for reinvestment in Education, Environment and Social Justice/Equality of Opportunity, the three global priority areas for Cummins.
Mural is composed of ninety-three upholstered panels.
provenance: Irwin Union Bank & Trust Company, Columbus | Cum


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