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Domestic News
May 1, 1930
The Dermott News
Dermott, Chicot County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Natural marble formations in Hammond, Ind., bank's lobby depict a detailed human heart and a man's head, turning the space into an art gallery that fascinates anatomists.
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Nature's Artistry Seen
in Odd Marble Markings
Hammond, Ind.—The uncanny handiwork of nature, wrought in marble as no human hand could trace it, has turned the lobby of the First Trust and Savings bank in Hammond into an art gallery which vies with famous salons in interest to those attracted.
The soft artistry of a master craftsman shows up in two sections of the lobby—yet not until countless centuries after the work was completed by its creator was it exposed to the view of man.
On the smooth surface of an Italian marble counter ledge at the rear of the lobby appears a delicate tracing of the human heart—so near perfection in detail that it has dumbfounded anatomists. The left and right ventricles are depicted in exactness of outline, the lower organs of the heart are easily discernible, and the exterior form is a replica of the shape that this organ presents in medical photographs.
In another and more secluded spot—as though nature had somehow contrived still to hide her etchings—a perfectly shaped man's head stares out from a wall vault in the basement.
in Odd Marble Markings
Hammond, Ind.—The uncanny handiwork of nature, wrought in marble as no human hand could trace it, has turned the lobby of the First Trust and Savings bank in Hammond into an art gallery which vies with famous salons in interest to those attracted.
The soft artistry of a master craftsman shows up in two sections of the lobby—yet not until countless centuries after the work was completed by its creator was it exposed to the view of man.
On the smooth surface of an Italian marble counter ledge at the rear of the lobby appears a delicate tracing of the human heart—so near perfection in detail that it has dumbfounded anatomists. The left and right ventricles are depicted in exactness of outline, the lower organs of the heart are easily discernible, and the exterior form is a replica of the shape that this organ presents in medical photographs.
In another and more secluded spot—as though nature had somehow contrived still to hide her etchings—a perfectly shaped man's head stares out from a wall vault in the basement.
What sub-type of article is it?
Natural Phenomenon
Architectural Curiosity
What keywords are associated?
Marble Markings
Natural Artistry
Human Heart
Man Head
Hammond Bank
Where did it happen?
Hammond, Ind.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Hammond, Ind.
Outcome
turned the lobby of the first trust and savings bank into an art gallery
Event Details
Uncanny handiwork of nature in marble appears as a delicate tracing of the human heart on an Italian marble counter ledge in the lobby, with exact outline of left and right ventricles and lower organs. In the basement wall vault, a perfectly shaped man's head stares out.