“Paintings discovered donated” by Bryan Schutt for the Carroll County Times

“Paintings discovered donated” by Bryan Schutt for the Carroll County Times

Paintings discovered, donated

By Bryan Schutt, Times Staff Writer, Thursday, August 28, 2008

About 40 years ago, an upstart family with an upstart painting business was visiting Westminster for work. Commissioned by the Westminster Bank and Trust Co. to create three paintings, the artist did his work, then left the city and hasn’t returned.

The artist, Cedric Egeli, painted the scene at Westminster City Hall, McDaniel’s Big Baker Chapel and the Carroll County’s Court House.

And now, Egeli’s work was recently donated to the city and will be prominently displayed at McDaniel College, in the county offices and in City Hall.

Capt. Gerry Frischkorn of the Westminster Police Department discovered the paintings about two weeks ago and he found out they were among the furnishings that were getting replaced at the old Westminster Union bank building on 117 E. Main St.

PNC acquired Mercantile Bank in 2007, which owned Westminster Union, and has since turned the building into a PNC location.

Instead of letting them sit around outside the offices of the building anymore, Frischkorn persuaded the bank to donate them to the city.

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