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Critters, (sculpture). Artist:  Bird, James Whitfield, sculptor. Title:  Critters, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Country Art, (sculpture). Hay Art, (sculpture). Dates:  1983-1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bale hay, driftwood, cedar and found objects including buckets, lids, automobile tires and reflectors. Dimensions:  16 pieces. Approx 35 acres. Description:  Environmental art consists of sixteen animals, insects, an E.T. figure, a Kilroy and other objects installed throughout thirty-five acres of pasture land. Subject:  Animal -- Cat Animal -- Bird -- Owl Animal -- Other -- Dinosaur Animal -- Insect -- Spider Animal -- Insect -- Caterpillar Animal -- Cattle Animal -- Fish -- Octopus Animal -- Other -- Snail Animal -- Bird Animal -- Pig Literature -- Character -- E.T. Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train Fantasy -- Dragon Object -- Flower Object -- Tool -- Scissors Object -- Other -- Container Occupation -- Sport -- Bullfighting Figure female -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Forkland Folk Gate Sculpture Owner:  Owned by Bird, James Whitfield, Route 1, Box 1355, Forkland, Alabama 36740 Located Forkland Ranch, U. S. Highway 43, south of mile marker 150, Forkland, Alabama Remarks:  Bird began creating his "critters" in 1983, after his hay baler malfunctioned and produced misshapen bales. Controversy arose in 1993 with the State Highway Department's proposal to widen the road, threatening the art works. IAS files include related articles from the Democrat-Reporter, July 1, 1993 and the Montgomery Advertiser, July 11, 1993. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993. 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 AL000360   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AL000360 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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