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Calk, Olin,
Smith, Dan,
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Las Cruces
Sculpture
Roadrunner, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Calk, Olin, sculptor.
Smith, Dan, sculptor.
Title:
Roadrunner, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 7, 1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Mixed media.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 16 ft. x D. 42 ft.
Description:
A roadrunner made of recyclable and nonrecyclable materials. The bird has a trash-can beak, chicken wire tail, car headlight eyes, and its "feathers" include a plastic Barbie doll, a rotary telephone dial, a Bruce Springsteen cassette tape, and other "discarded objects" wired to a steel frame.
Subject:
Animal
--
Bird
--
Roadrunner
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
New
Mexico
--
Las
Cruces
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Las
Cruces
,
Las
Cruces
,
New
Mexico
Located
Las
Cruces
City Landfill,
Las
Cruces
,
New
Mexico
Remarks:
The
sculpture
cost $3,000. It was erected under the auspices of the Community Pride of
Las
Cruces
, as part of a larger grant from the federal government. The
sculpture
was created to raise awareness of recycling and environmental issues. The
sculpture
was meant to remain on display at the landfill for 5 to 8 months. IAS files contain related articles from the El Paso Times, Oct. 7, 1992; the
Las
Cruces
Sun News, Jan. 9, 1992; Sept. 24, 1992; Oct. 8, 1992; and the
Las
Cruces
Bulletin, Sept. 24, 1992, pg. A5; Oct. 8, 1992, pg. A3.
A nearby sign reads: PlEASE/DO NOt/FEEd/The/Bird/Thank/You.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
New
Mexico
survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
El Paso Times, Oct. 7, 1992.
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 NM000455
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NM000455
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