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Sculptor:
Mahan, Miles  Search this
Medium:
Found objects including bottles, billboards, signs, painted wood
Culture:
Hawaiian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Folk
Sculptures-Site-specific
Sculptures-Billboard
Sculptures
Place:
California
Victorville
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1990.
Lawson, Kristan and Anneli S. Rufus, "America Off the Wall: the West Coast", New York: Wiley, 1989, pg. 19.
Rosen, Seymour, "In Celebration of Ourselves", San Francisco: The San Francisco Examiner, 1979, pg. 105-109.
Image on file.
Rosen, Seymour, "In Celebration of Ourselves", San Francisco: the San Francisco Examiner, 1979, pg. 105-109.
(Poems are painted on various wooden signs throughout the installation)
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Folk art installation covering two and a half acres. The installation includes collected bottles, signs and billboards, including a twelve foot billboard of a hula dancer. The installation also incorporates a three hole miniature golf range and a stage for poetry readings.
Topic:
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Performing Arts--Dance--Hula  Search this
Literature  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA002089
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_342184