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FitzGibbon, Mitchell,
Skunk's Misery Blacksmith Shop,
Architecture -- Vehicle
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Dewittville
Weather vane
Sculpture
Yellow Caboose, (sculpture).
Artist:
FitzGibbon
, Mitchell,
sculptor
.
Skunk's Misery Blacksmith Shop, founder.
Title:
Yellow Caboose, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Weathervane Sculpture, (sculpture).
Dates:
1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: painted steel; Base: steel.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 2 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
FITZ signed
Description:
A weathervane placed atop a peaked projection of a building. The weathervane consists of a yellow caboose with black trim and black wheels resting on a black railroad track near a white crossing sign. The weathervane rests atop a railroad crossing light. Below the light are arrows point North, South, East, and West.
Subject:
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Dewittville
Weather vane
Sculpture
Owner:
Kekst, Keeva, Route 430, Tinkertown Bay, Dewittville, New York 14728
Remarks:
The weathervane is modeled on an actual full size caboose located nearby. See also Caboose (IAS record NY000407). Nearby brass plaque reads: CREATED FOR KEEVA KEKST FOR HIS BIRTHDAY BY 'FITZ' AT 'SKUNK'S MISERY'."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
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.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS NY000408
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NY000408
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