bronze work and the owner wanted something of his own creation in the memorial building. Bronze door frames, birds, flower, book, and torch motifs are showcased as ornamental work. Figure 6: Used by permission of B.F. Jones Memorial Library. The Circulation Desk 1930. The lobby spotlights another rare work of art: screens made of hand wrought iron with bronze medallions by Oscar Bach, named in description as one of the leading wrought Smith’s iron craftsmen in the United States of the time. Medallions on one side of the screen depict the iron and steel industry; the other side portrays the world of a child. Wall medallions of imported Italian marble are also highlighted in the lobby. Light showers the lobby from a Smith trademark skylight high above the circulation desk. The ceiling is ornamental plaster created by the skilled workman of the Joseph Horne Company; colors are chosen by Nora Thorpe. Figure 7: Used by permission of B.F. Jones Memorial Library. Adult Reading Room. The adult reading room features Renaissance style ornamental plaster and travertine marble floors. Walls are constructed of manufactured stone made in the Pittsburgh area. The room focal point is a portrait of Benjamin Franklin Jones by Theobald Chartran painted in 1892 and presented as a gift to the library by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. B.F Jones Jr. Chartran was a French academic painter of celebrated Americans and also painted Senator Matthew Quay, another western Pennsylvania famous figure, and millionaire Charles Schwab Figure 8: Used by permission of B.F. Jones Memorial Library. B.F. Jones Portrait.
bronze work and the owner wanted something of his own creation in the memorial building. Bronze door frames, birds, flower, book, and torch motifs are showcased as ornamental work. Figure 6: The Circulation Desk 1930. Used by permission of B.F. Jones Memorial Library. The lobby spotlights another rare work of art: screens made of hand wrought iron with bronze medallions by Oscar Bach, named in Smith’s description as one of the leading wrought iron craftsmen in the United States of the time. Medallions on one side of the screen depict the iron and steel industry; the other side portrays the world of a child. Wall medallions of imported Italian marble are also highlighted in the lobby. Light showers the lobby from a Smith trademark skylight high above the circulation desk. The ceiling is ornamental plaster created by the skilled workman of the Joseph Horne Company; colors are chosen by Nora Thorpe. Figure 7: Adult Reading Room. Used by permission of B.F. Jones Memorial Library. The adult reading room features Renaissance style ornamental plaster and travertine marble floors. Walls are constructed of manufactured stone made in the Pittsburgh area. The room focal point is a portrait of Benjamin Franklin Jones by Theobald Chartran painted in 1892 and presented as a gift to the library by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. B.F Jones Jr. Chartran was a French academic painter of celebrated Americans and also painted Senator Matthew Quay, another western Pennsylvania famous figure, and millionaire Charles Schwab Figure 8: B.F. Jones Portrait. Used by permission of B.F. Jones Memorial Library.
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