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Drawing of the House at 180 West South Street is a picture, with genre drawing. Its dimensions are 8.75 in. x 11.25 in.
It was created in 2020.
William (bc) (Bill) Collins, 1943-2020 is the Artist.
This color drawing features two views of the house at 180 West South Street, as drawn by artist and signmaker, William (bc) (Bill) Collins, who lived with his family in the house from 1992 to 2013.
The top drawing is labeled "Side View," and the bottom drawing is labeled "Front View." bc's notes below the drawings read:
"1895 - our second home - 180 W. South St. Worthington, Ohio
Addition 2008 johneen, bc, keith, kyle - 1992-2013
bc collins, johneen griffin - by bc 2020"
Born in Columbus, Ohio, bc attended Columbus College of Art and Design when it was still a small art school, majoring in Fine Art. After serving in the Army in Europe, he became a sign artist for businesses throughout the Columbus area, starting his sole ownership sign business in 1978. Over nearly three decades, he created some of the most iconic advertising art in central Ohio.
Before the advent of computers and the use of vinyl, bc designed, created and sold his signs marketing his work through word of mouth. He cut letters with a router, made and pounced patterns, projected designs on a variety of objects then finished the job by painting and installing the sign.
bc created signs for numerous Worthington-area businesses, including Angels on High, Scottie MacBean, Pig Iron BBQ (now Iron Grill Barbeque and Brew), P.K. O'Ryan's, The Old Bag of Nails Pub, Celtic Corner, Magic Cruises & Tours and M.S. Abbott Jewelers.
In addition to his sign art, bc was an accomplished muralist, sculptor and painter of portraits, landscapes and other work, which were exhibited in galleries throughout central Ohio. In April 2022, bc’s 1992, 25-foot mural of the Columbus skyline became part of the permanent collection at The Ohio Arts Council.
bc said about his painting: "I love the aesthetics of all styles of art, but using oil, I favor creating atmospheric qualities in my realistic to abstract paintings. I enjoy completing oil pastels from my travels. The mesmerizing full moon is important in my life; I often portray it in my paintings."
It covers the topics homes, artists and art.
It covers the city Worthington.
The original is in a private collection.
This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg.
The Worthington Memory identification code is wcd0456.
This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on December 1, 2022.