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Carhenge, (sculpture). Artist:  Reinders, Jim, sculptor. Title:  Carhenge, (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  29 cars and other vehicles, including a 1962 Cadillac, a Dodge Aspen, a Studebaker, a pickup truck, and an ambulance, each filled with concrete and painted grey. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 11 ft. x Diam. 60 ft. Description:  29 cars arranged on end in a circular fashion, some stacked in a post and lintel formation, to resemble the megalithic ancient monument Stonehenge located in Salisbury Plain, England. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Allegory -- Place -- Stonehenge Allegory -- Season -- Summer Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Friends of Carhenge, Box 464, Alliance, Nebraska 69301 Located 2 1/2 miles north of Alliance on US 385, Alliance, Nebraska Remarks:  The sculpture corresponds approximately in size to each of the large stones that comprise Stonehenge in England. The sculpture is the site of an annual Carhenge Summer Festival held during the summer solstice. IAS files contain related articles from the Lincoln Journal Star, June 20, 1987; Aug. 15, 1987; May 7, 1988; and March 7, 1991. IAS files contain related articles from the Lincoln Journal Star, April 24, 1991; June 18, 1992; and June 22, 1993; and a related article from the New York Times, Feb. 24, 1991, Travel Section, pg. 3. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1995. Illustration:  New York Times, Feb. 24, 1991, Travel Section, pg. 3. Washington Post, Aug. 25, 2009, pg. A1. 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 NE000156   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NE000156 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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