Blob, (sculpture).

Blob, (sculpture).

Miller, Alice Guffey, 1951- , sculptor.

Blob, (sculpture).

Anthologator, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1990.

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Concrete, stone, ceramic, rubber tires.

Approx. 36 x 168 x 240 in.

(On proper left foreleg:) Here/Lies "Blob"/The/Anthologator/He Holds the Key to a better/Future unsigned

Abstract concrete dragon that lies directly on the ground. Its body snakes back and forth. Its head faces east and its tail encircles a tree to the west. The surface of the sculpture is embedded with "scales" made of stones, sections of rubber tires, and random bits of ceramic. The concrete is tinted a buff color.

Fantasy -- Dragon

Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Little Rock

Forrest Park Elementary School, 1600 Tyler Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205

The artist was assisted by 21 elementary school students. All 460 students enrolled in the school wrote and drew their ideas for a better future which were placed in a time capsule cemented inside the dragon's belly.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1993.

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