Talak, Future Doorman, (sculpture).

Talak, Future Doorman, (sculpture).

Williams, Lynn, 1949- , sculptor.

Talak, Future Doorman, (sculpture).

Sculpture: ceramic and concrete; Base; concrete and fieldstone.

Sculpture: approx. 10 x 6 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 6 x 6 ft.

Lynn Williams signed

A tall, bald, man stands wearing full-length robe with his proper right hand extended to the side at his waist.

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Service -- Porter

Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Eureka Springs

Williams, Lynn, P. O. Box 532, North 9.5 miles on Highway 23N from Eureka Springs; left .5 miles on Stateline Road to Box 532, Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632

Nearby plaque reads: "I decided that I needed a doorman,/and placed an ad to that effect. A/very large and superior gentleman/applied for the position, handing/me his card:/-Talak-/Future Doorman/"Does this mean that you're a doorman/from the future, or a doorman to/the future?" I asked./He smiled down at me and said, "How primitive!"/by Lynn Williams.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1992.

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