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Armadillo - Bipedal Walking, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Eppling, Paul d. 2016  Search this
Medium:
Welded steel, chrome bumpers, machine parts, and found objects, coated with acrylic lacquer
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of St. Petersburg Parks Department 1450 16th Avenue North St. Petersburg Florida 33733
Located Boyd Hill Nature Trail Park 1104 Country Club Way South St. Petersburg Florida
Date:
1977-1980
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Tampa survey, 1993.
Summary:
Large abstracted armadillo made from welded machine parts and found objects. Discarded automobile bumpers form the front and rear parts of the shell and tail. The body is made out of the coil from an asphalt heater. The scales are punched out of car bumpers; the toe nails are made out of drag line buckets; and eyes are from gears. Armadillo raises up on rear legs and tail; proper left front leg lifted off ground; proper right front leg barely touching ground.
Topic:
Animal--Armadillo  Search this
Control number:
IAS FL000021
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_316523