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Sculptor:
Young, Paul  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: pistons, engine block, carburetor, flywheel, water pump, bicycle chain wheel, hubcap, axle housing, ammunition can, shock absorber, machine gun bullets, flagpole and cloth; Base: granite (?)
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Place:
California
Bishop
Date:
1986
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
Summary:
A soldier made of automobile parts, a bicycle chain wheel, machine gun bullets, and other found objects. He is seated and rests a machine gun on his lap, holding a flag against his proper right shoulder. The figure sits on a boulder.
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Military  Search this
Object--Weapon--Gun  Search this
Object--Other--Flag  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA001238
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_336069