Kansas City Project: "First National Bank"
This drawing focuses on the architectural detail surrounding the building's title, First National Bank, which is engraved in stone. The building, now the Central Branch of the Kansas City Public Library, is known for its ionic order columns emphasized in this drawing. The columns support the entablature, which includes the architrave, the frieze, and the cornice. Most of the detail in the drawing fades with distance, but not the American flag mounted on the rooftop. The flag was rendered in red, white and blue oil paint, distinctly contrasting the yellow paper behind it emboldening the significance of the building. On the artist's website, Glen Hansen describes his process of isolating detail in a landscape to reflect his real interest and often gravitates toward architecture set against the sky. The work was included in the 2011 exhibition "Just in Time" at the Fischbach Gallery.
![Kansas City Project: First National Bank](/sites/default/files/styles/500/public/Kansas%20City%20Project_First%20National%20Bank_17491.jpg?itok=tmMXOim2)
![Glen Hansen "Just in Time" postcard from 2013 Fishback Gallery Exhibit, front](/sites/default/files/styles/500/public/__0.jpg?itok=9ARvlHIw)
![Glen Hansen "Just in Time" postcard from 2013 Fishbach Gallery Exhibit, back](/sites/default/files/styles/500/public/_-2_0.jpg?itok=3LmX9jtm)
![Glen Hansen "New York Times" booklet from 2011 Fishbach Gallery Exhibit, inside](/sites/default/files/styles/500/public/_-3_0.jpg?itok=5LbGNFkk)
![Glen Hanson "New York Times" booklet from 2011 Fishbach Gallery Exhibit front and back](/sites/default/files/styles/500/public/_-4_0.jpg?itok=OAzi2Jtn)
![Glen Hanson "First National Bank Project" didactic front](/sites/default/files/styles/500/public/_-5_0.jpg?itok=JskVJju1)
![Glen Hanson "First National Bank Project" didactic back](/sites/default/files/styles/500/public/_-6_0.jpg?itok=EW6YXhsr)