The Bank of America building on 20th Street and Camelback Road displays these two remarkable art deco-inspired architectural reliefs. I have admired these two for quite some time, two architectural details to provide beauty and uniqueness to what is otherwise a generic corporate center. Each shows an economic sector that has built the state of Arizona and helped it to thrive to become the state it is today. First is agriculture, and I love the plentiful bounty at the left corner of corncobs and a pumpkin, largely because it stirs up memories of autumn. The clouds up above at the top left, suggesting rain, seem like a prayer answered in this state of perpetual sun. Then, there is industry and the laborer in the act of doing mechanical work. The copse of saguaro at the bottom left corner is a nice desert-specific detail for an architectural relief that could otherwise suggest anywhere.
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