For Sale, (sculpture).

For Sale, (sculpture).

O'Dowdy, Danny, 1938- , sculptor.

For Sale, (sculpture).

Dedicated Nov. 1984.

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Sculpture: ferrous cement, neon; Base: concrete, metal.

Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 13 in.; Base: approx. H. 4 in. x Diam. 18 ft.

(In each of the car's passenger windows:) FOR SALE (On license plate:) TX LSL 84 unsigned

Reinforced concrete sculpture of a Corvette. Neon signs in each window of the car indicate it is for sale. A full-length male figure wearing jeans, boots and hard hat stands on the proper right side of the car. His proper right hand rests on the roof of the car; his proper left hand rests on the rear fender of the car. His proper right leg is raised and bent at the knee, as if preparing to kick the back tire. On the proper left side of the car stands a full-length female figure. She wears platform sandals, shorts and a tank top. She peers into the driver's side windshield of the car. Her proper left hand rests on the hood; her proper right elbow rests on the roof of the car. The sculpture stands on a round concrete base.

Architecture -- Vehicle -- Automobile

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Corpus Christi

Administered by Hamlin Shopping Center, 3765 South Alameda, Corpus Christi, Texas 78413

Located Corner of Weber & Staples Streets, Corpus Christi, Texas

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.

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