Untitled, (sculpture).

Untitled, (sculpture).

Mangum, Gary, 1957- , sculptor.

Staggs, Billy, sculptor.

Untitled, (sculpture).

(Welded Figure), (sculpture).

Digital Reference:

Welded automobile parts, painted red, white, and blue.

Approx. 4 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. x 1 ft. 6 in.

Full-length standing male figure welded out of car parts. Figure's proper left arm raised up diagonally from body; proper right arm lowered diagonally from body. The head is a catalytic converter painted white; the eyes are made from washers, the nose is a small pipe, the mouth and ears are muffler clamps. The body is a muffler painted red and blue; the neck is a red tail pipe; the arms are red and white exhaust pipes mashed at the ends for the hands; the legs are blue tail pipes; the feet are brake drums.

Figure male -- Full length

Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Anniston

Johnson's Muffler Shop, 1708 Wilmer Avenue, Anniston, Alabama 36201

The hat on the figure was not part of the original sculpture. Gary Magnum is the owner of Johnson's Muffler Shop.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.

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.

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

Control Number:

Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9382

Powered by SirsiDynix

About | © 2020 Smithsonian | Terms of Use | Privacy | Contact

SIRIS - Smithsonian Institution Research Information System