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Pavy Studio

210 Gordon Street  Built: c. 1950  Architectural Style: Vernacular Storefront     Pavy Studio was originally built as a residence and converted to a retail shop sometime in the late 1940s. It is a...

210 Gordon Street  
Built: c. 1950
  Architectural Style: Vernacular Storefront    

Pavy Studio was originally built as a residence and converted
to a retail shop sometime in the late 1940s. It is a good
example in terms of design, workmanship and materials, for
a neighborhood retail store in Freetown at the time it was
converted. The building retains its original wood storefront
windows, full-width porch, metal awning, and double door
entry. In addition to its architectural integrity, the property
includes historic significance from its association with local
artist, Francis X. Pavy. As a child, Francis studied art under the
direction of Elmore Morgan Jr., and in college he studied music,
ceramics, animation, painting, print-making and sculpture.
He graduated in 1976 with a Fine Arts degree in Sculpture. In
1977, Pavy started working in a glass shop making leaded and
beveled glass windows, and in 1982 he opened his own glass
studio. He adopted painting as his primary medium in 1985,
citing his glass work as a primary inspiration for his painting
work. Pavy's work has been well received regionally, nationally
and internationally with one-man exhibitions in New York, Los
Angeles, Houston, Aspen, New Orleans, as well as in France and
Switzerland.

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