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Pick-up Quilt, (sculpture). Artist:  Beecher, Ross, sculptor. Title:  Pick-up Quilt, (sculpture). Dates:  1994. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: painted pressed aluminum cans arranged in the bed of a disassembled pickup truck, sided with sections of a dumpster; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. 12 x 15 x 3 ft. Inscription:  (Front center of foundation:) Ross Palmer Beecher/Pickup Quilt/"Ready Mades" Recycled materials, steel, aluminum signed Description:  Painted aluminum cans arranged in a quilt pattern in the bed of a disassembled pickup truck. The bed of the truck is standing upright, supported by four metal bars welded to a concrete base. On either side of the pick-up bed are two corner sections of a wall of a dumpster, including sections from a portion of its ceiling. Subject:  Object -- Other -- Linens Architecture -- Vehicle -- Truck Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Vashon Island Sculpture Owner:  Administered by King County Office of Cultural Resources, Arts Commission, 506 Second Avenue, Room 1115, Seattle, Washington 98104 Located Vashon Island Landfill, Vashon Island, Washington Remarks:  The sculpture is located in a landfill and is composed of recycled material. The sculpture is part of the Washington State Percent for Art Program. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 WA000041   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000041 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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