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D'Amonte, Litto,
D'Amonte, Mike,
Undetermined
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Pope Valley
Folk
Sculpture
Litto D'Amonte's Hubcap Ranch, (sculpture).
Artist:
D'Amonte, Litto, 1892-1985, sculptor.
D'Amonte, Mike, sculptor.
Title:
Litto D'Amonte's Hubcap Ranch, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Litto's Hubcap Ranch, (sculpture).
Medium:
Found objects including hubcaps, wheel covers, trim rims, tires, road signs, bottles, pull tops.
Dimensions:
Entire collection covers several acres.
Inscription:
(Historic marker plaque:) LITTO'S HUBCAP RANCH/THIS IS ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S EXCEPTIONAL TWENTIETH/CENTURY FOLK ART ENVIRONMENTS. OVER A PERIOD/OF 30 YEARS, EMANUELE "LITTO" DAMONTE (1892-1985)/WITH THE HELP OF HIS NEIGHBORS, COLLECTED MORE/THAN 2,000 HUBCAPS. ALL AROUND HUBCAP RANCH/ARE CONSTRUCTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS OF HUBCAPS,/BOTTLES AND PULLTOPS WHICH PROCLAIM THAT "LITTO,/THE POPE VALLEY HUBCAP KING," WAS HERE./CALIFORNIA REGISTERED/HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO. 939
Description:
A collection of thousands of hubcaps, wheelcovers, tires, roadsigns, and associated items are displayed on barbed wire fences, buildings and posts.
Subject:
Undetermined
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Pope Valley
Folk
Sculpture
Owner:
D'Amonte, Mike, 6654 Pope Valley Road, Pope Valley, California 94567
Remarks:
The collection was originally begun in 1935 by Litto D'Amonte. It has been expanded by his grandson, Mike D'Amonte since 1985. The ranch is listed as a California Registered Historical Landmark, No. 939. For related information see Seymour Rosen's "In Celebration of Ourselves," San Francisco: California Living Books, in conjunction with San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, c. 1979.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
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 CA001100
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001100
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