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Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Carlsbad
Mailbox
Sculpture
Gas Meter Mailbox, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Gas Meter Mailbox, (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: gas meter, painted with enamel; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. 36 x 40 x 24 in.
Inscription:
(Plaque on sculpture:) GAS COMPANY of N.M./CUSTOMER PAYMENT DEPOSITORY/Please CHECK PAYMENTS ONLY/INSERT PAYMENT IN SLOT/Thank You
Description:
An iron-cased, commercial-sized, vintage gas meter painted bright blue.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Carlsbad
Mailbox
Sculpture
Owner:
Gas Company of New Mexico, 209 South Halagueno, Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220
Remarks:
The gas meter is vintage 1927 and was obtained from The Gas Meter Shop in Belen, New Mexico. The sculpture serves as a mailbox for Gas Company bills.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico 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 NM000424
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NM000424
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