John F. Sendelbach

  HUDSON RIVER and FDR The CIA campus at Hyde Park overlooks the Hudson River, which has provided fish and shellfish harvests for thousands of years. A tidal estuary as far north as Troy, the Lower Hudson has a broad taxonomic diversity, including more than 200 species of fish. Most noted are the striped bass, bluefish, shad, flounder, eel, white perch, alewife, silverside, menhaden, hake, hogchoker, bay anchovy, lined seahorse, blue crab, Atlantic sturgeon and short nose sturgeon. Many of these species have historic culinary and current ecological significance, the Atlantic sturgeon being the most locally and regionally relevant. Hyde Park was a known spawning area for sturgeon, and had an important fishery landing in the 19th century. In the Hyde Park Post Office, an Olin Dows historical mural of the town includes fishermen netting a large Atlantic sturgeon near Hyde Park Landing.  The post office and artwork were part of FDR's New Deal, and he was present for the cornerston...

  Trolley Gate   2010 Pothole Fountain   2011 Design: Julie Petty, Paul Forth, John Sendelbach Installation: Paul Forth of  Stone Creations In 2011 I collaborated with then Bridge of Flowers Chair Julie Petty, and Stonemason Paul Forth to create the Pothole Fountain.  Bob Compton's ( http://www.risingsunforge.com ) beautiful hand forged signage had recently been installed, and Julie was itching to upgrade the cheap plastic pond that was in the vicinity.  The idea arose between us to design an infinite water pool emulating the glacial potholes, in the spirit of the work of our old compatriate Louis Pomerantz. ( https://www.stonegardenfountain.com ).  I created a drawing, the committee approved, and Paul was hired to do the installation.   Along the way he  proposed filling a difficult gap in the paver stones with polished black stones that form the shape of Africa...a sort of homage to his 2 mixed race daughters....seen bottom left i...

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