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FOUR BLOCKS OF LANCASTER’S PAST AND PRESENT Over a century ago, Charles Demuth’s father, Ferdinand, preserved his assessment of the look of Lancaster through a series of photographs he made at that time. A selection of them will enhance a group of contemporary photographs of Lancaster by Lisa Clifford, beginning July 19th. Four Blocks will focus on the four-block radius around Lancaster’s town square, chronicling public places and intimate spaces that are likely to surprise viewers as well as resuscitate some memories. Lisa Clifford’s photographs, concentrating on architectural details, the lighting on store fronts, the variety of entry ways to buildings and pathways under brick arches, and a history in images of the past several years, preserve her assessment of the look of Lancaster in 2002. Nearly forty years ago, urban renewal executed drastic changes in Lancaster’s architectural complexion. Anyone who remembers the city prior to the Sixties is likely to have experienced a sense of loss since then. Perhaps this explains the apprehension as well as the caution in any consideration of the current and proposed changes in this four-block area around Lancaster Square. Lisa Clifford’s intention is to capture the inherent mood of the as yet unchanged city center in its current state, so that a record will exist to draw attention to its distinction and its heritage, much as Ferdinand Demuth did over a hundred years ago. A reception at the Foundation will open Four Blocks on July 19th, 5-7pm.
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