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    		• Magennis, Beverly,
     
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    		• Architecture -- Domestic
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Mosaic
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
     
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    Tile House, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Magennis, Beverly, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Tile House, (sculpture).
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Colored ceramic tiles.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 24 x 30 x 26 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On west wall:) BEVERLEY (sic) MAGENNIS (On south end of west wall:) "ARTWORK BY BEVERLEY MAGENNIS" (On north end of west wall:) "THANKS TO: PHIL STEWART, JIM KRAFT, JUDY BOOTH, JANET HALPERN" signed
    Description: 
    A two story house covered with mosaic work in geometric, brightly colored patterns.
    Subject: 
    Architecture -- Domestic -- House
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Object Type: 
    Mosaic
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Magennis, Beverly, 300 Gene Avenue, N.W., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107
    Remarks: 
    Tile House is the home of the artist. The inside of the house is decorated with a variety of found objects, such as pennies, bottle caps, matches, and ceramics. The outside yard has sculptures of flowers, birds, and other figures. The artist began the project in 1983, using tiles that were given to her or found. It is an ongoing work.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Smithsonian (magazine), April 1995, pg. 143.
    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 NM000149
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