York in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Yorkster
By Robert Machovec, Glen Rock, PA
Found Object Sculpture
Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 3, 2023
1. The Yorkster Marker
Inscription.
The Yorkster. By Robert Machovec, Glen Rock, PA. Robert Machovec has been a metal artist and fabricator since the age of 17. He began his career constructing and installing fire escapes, ornamental gates, and staircases in and around Baltimore. Over the past 30 years he has worked with interior designers and architects. During that time, he also developed a passion for found object artwork/sculpture. Some of his notable pieces in York are a large lion sculpture on the campus of Penn State York and a large cat for the Bradley Academy, recently restored and added to his other sculptures in the Codorus Park Gear Garden. Robert resides with his wife, Shirley in New Freedom. Machovec Metalworks in Glen Rock, his place of business for 20 years, continues under the craftsmanship of his son. , The Yorkster was envisioned to represent a booming economic and industrious time in York around circa 1925. It is a fantastical found object piece meant to portray a motorbike that would have been created by Machovec during that time.
Robert Machovec has been a metal artist and fabricator since the age of 17. He began his career constructing
and installing fire escapes, ornamental gates, and staircases in and around Baltimore. Over the past 30 years
he has worked with interior designers and architects. During that time, he also developed a passion for found
object artwork/sculpture. Some of his notable pieces in York are a large lion sculpture on the campus of
Penn State York and a large cat for the Bradley Academy, recently restored and added to his other sculptures in
the Codorus Park Gear Garden. Robert resides with his wife, Shirley in New Freedom. Machovec Metalworks in
Glen Rock, his place of business for 20 years, continues under the craftsmanship of his son.
The Yorkster was envisioned to represent a booming economic and industrious time in York around circa 1925.
It is a fantastical found object piece meant to portray a motorbike that would have been created by Machovec
during that time.
Erected by David and Linda Davidson.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. 39° 57.743′ N,
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76° 43.535′ W. Marker is in York, Pennsylvania, in York County. It is at the intersection of South Duke Street and East Mason Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South Duke Street. It is at the arrivals plaza for the Yorktowne Hotel, facing the street corner. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 48 E Market St, York PA 17401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, in the Susquehanna Valley, and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
The intersection of Duke and Mason is behind the photographer. The rear entrance to the Yorktowne Hotel is on the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 281 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 13, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
