Login My List - 0 Help
	Search   Search Images   About

Keyword Browse Combined Highlights Search History All Catalogs

Search:  Artist BrowseTitle BrowseSubject BrowseObject Type Browse Owner Browse       Refine Search     Return to results > You are only searching: Art Inventories

More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     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   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000455 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9382

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