Eagle friezes will be made into art work near new Eagle building
The four friezes removed from the former Wichita Eagle building at 825 E. Douglas are in the process of being reunited with The Eagle’s new location in Old Town.
The four 2-by-5-foot modernistic art friezes depict the various forms of storytelling.
The panels – each weighing 500 to 600 pounds – were carefully removed from the old building last March and placed in storage. Dave Burk, one of the new owners and developers of The Eagle’s former and current property, said Thursday that he plans on having an art installation done of the four friezes in the patio area of 330 N. Mead in Old Town Square.
The four friezes were placed in the patio area Thursday.
The concrete friezes on the front of The Eagle building were created six decades ago, most likely when the building belonged to The Wichita Beacon and was owned by the Levand family.
The historical records on the friezes –including who created them and when they were installed – have long since been lost.
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This story was originally published August 27, 2017 at 12:30 PM with the headline "Eagle friezes will be made into art work near new Eagle building."