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Kostopoulos, John A.,
Abstract
Figure
Animal
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Boron
Folk
Sculpture
(Toilet Seat Sculpture), (sculpture).
Artist:
Kostopoulos, John A., 1919- , sculptor.
Title:
(Toilet Seat Sculpture), (sculpture).
Dates:
1942 to present.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Painted toilet seats, painted boards, stuffed animals and religious icons.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A folk art installation created with hundreds of toilet seats painted with abstract figures and lettered with whimsical social messages. Many of the figures are painted with two horns. The toilet seats are hung on 200 feet of fences and garage. Interspersed with the toilet seats are boards brightly painted with human and animal figures. At three or four locations the toilet seats are mixed with other media such as stuffed animals and religious icons to create a collage effect.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure
Animal
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Boron
Folk
Sculpture
Owner:
Kostopoulos, John A., 12055 Kostopoulos Avenue, Boron, California 93516
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
John Kostopoulos, "King of the Toilet Seat Arts," has been creating his sculptures since 1942 when he painted his first toilet seat depicting Adolph Hitler. IAS files contain related articles from the Bakersfield Californian, July 20, 1989; Ye Olde Jerkline: The Voices of the Retired Mules 2 (Fall 1989): pg. 1-2; the Boron Rock Bonanza, March 23, 1988; and the Mojave Desert News, Aug. 16, 1989.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Bakersfield Californian, July 20, 1989.
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 CA001500
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001500
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