Untitled, (sculpture).

Untitled, (sculpture).

Purcell, Jan Kristine, sculptor.

Untitled, (sculpture).

VW Volkswagen Shop, (sculpture).

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Terra cotta with glaze.

Approx. 1 ft. 8 1/2 in. x 1 ft. 6 1/4 in. x 2 in.

(Bottom of relief, raised:) THE VW SHOP unsigned

A bas relief sign hangs in the window of the shop that it advertises. In the lower right, a yellow Volkswagen car hurries along the road during a thunderstorm. Lightning steaks across the dark blue sky, and a tall sunflower plant is in the middle beside the fence bordering the road. A Basenji dog looks out from the driver's side window. The background color of the relief is blue, and it is edged in red.

Architecture -- Vehicle -- Automobile

Landscape -- Weather -- Storm

Landscape -- Weather -- Lightning

Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence

Animal -- Dog -- Basenji

Object -- Flower -- Sunflower

Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita

VW Shop, 418 North Washington, In window, Wichita, Kansas 67211

The relief advocates keeping one's car in good repair in stormy weather. The dog in the relief belongs to the owner of the VW Shop.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1994.

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