Jude Fritts Wood Carving & Sculpture, Fritts Pipe Organ at Arizona State University

Hand Carved Ornament and Sculpture, Sun Devil (Sparky), Pipe shade carving, Fabulous Fritts pipe organ, Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ, ASU

Hand Carved Ornament, flower, Pipe shade carving, Fabulous Fritts pipe organ, ASU Arizona State University, Tempe AZ

Jude Fritts
Wood Carving & Sculpture

Fabulous Fritts pipe organ, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, pipe shade carver Jude Fritts

Wood carved border

Woodcarving

Hand Carved ornament, cherubs & instruments, Pipe shade carving, Fabulous Fritts pipe organ, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ

Fabulous Fritts pipe organ, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ, carver Jude Fritts

Carvings by Jude Fritts for

The "Fabulous Fritts"
Arizona State University
Herberger College School of Music
Tempe, Arizona
1991

The pipe shade carvings of the Fritts organ at Arizona State University "combine classical European and desert themes. Desert flowers, including the yucca, were used as symbols of renewal and endurance through the harsh desert climate. They are an appropriate complement to an organ built to last through the centuries. Seashells on the central tower are both a classical organ theme and representative of Arizona's ancient past when ocean covered that area. Also included are cherubs, a traditional organ case ornament, and a trio of gargoyles protecting the organ from evil spirits - a sea monster, a goat/satyr, and Sparky, the school mascot."

From Tamara Still's dissertation