Brinsley Tyrrell, artist
2004
Coventry Road between Euclid Heights Blvd
and Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights, OH
The Coventry Village Special Improvement District and the City of Cleveland Heights implemented a streetscape improvement project when Coventry Road was repaved in 2003. Federal transportation funds were available for landscaping 59 tree islands, and Kent artist Brinsley Tyrrell was commissioned to transform the plans for generic fencing around the trees into an artistic product. Working with blacksmith Steve Jordan and assistant Erick Oldham, Tyrrell created a series of fences which narrate the history of Coventry Road and Cleveland Heights from when there were wolves, bears, and otters to the present.
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