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Walker, Tom,
Abstract
Sculpture
Bench
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Long Beach
Repurposed Edsel Villager, (sculpture).
Artist:
Walker, Tom, sculptor.
Title:
Repurposed Edsel Villager, (sculpture).
Dates:
2010.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Edsel automobile parts.
Inscription:
(On inside edge, in white paint:) Repurposed / 1957 Edsel Villager (On inside edge, in white paint:) ART by / Tom Walker / 2010 signed
Description:
A 1950s Edsel Villager automobile deconstructed with the sides of the car forming long rows of seating along Fourth Street and Cherry Avenue, and the front end of the Edsel pointed toward the intersection of the two streets. At the end of each row of seating there is an emblem depicting two cherries on the Cherry Avenue side, and the number four on the Fourth Street side. Just opposite the Edsel seating installation there is an area for bike parking marked by rows of rectangular metal bike racks, each adorned with a round emblem bearing a stencil of the number four. The sculpture is installed in one of four designated "Bike Friendly Business Districts" in Long Beach.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Sculpture
Bench
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Long Beach
Owner:
Located 4th Street & Cherry Avenue, Long Beach, California
References:
Inventory Staff, 2012.
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 71501012
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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