April of last year, I made mention on the Blog of Mr. Oscar B. Bach who was featured in the April 1926 issue of 'Gaylord Glimpses' while staying here at the Gaylord with his wife, from New York. Oscar Bach is the artist who designed much of the metal work in the Gaylord. Pictured above left is the original fountain from our Fountain Room, which is now the HMS Bounty kitchen & back dining room and above right are the intricately designed gates that led from the Fountain Room into the Gaylord Lounge, now the EyeMax optometry store. In both the fountain and framework on the gates you will find the same heart pattern motif. If anyone out there ever comes across these treasured items, the Gaylord would surely be beyond grateful to have them returned.
You may also go to
oscarbach.org to see more of Mr. Bach's beautiful work in many significant architectural wonders. Quite a few of the images the friends of Oscar Bach now have posted on the website, for the Gaylord, I had provided to them from our own archives when we were corresponding last April.
Today, you can still see some of Bach's magnificent works hanging from our lobby ceiling. For the chandeliers are his designs.
