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(Yard Environment), (sculpture). Artist:  Holley, Lonnie B., 1950- , sculptor. Title:  (Yard Environment), (sculpture). Dates:  1979-1993. Medium:  Mixed media, including sandstone and found objects. Dimensions:  10 acres. Individual pieces range from 15 x 25 x 10 ft. to 6 x 6 x 6 in. Inscription:  (Inscribed and painted text on some pieces) signed Description:  17,000 plus works, many individually titled, within a yard environment. The setting includes paintings on wood, sandstone carvings, collected junk and assembled found objects, including rusted car parts, furniture, appliances, quilts, tablecloths, scarves, clothes, boots, cola cans, and plastic milk jugs. The assemblage of materials references social and ecological concerns and the African-American community. Subjects include Martin Luther King, Michael Jackson, the Persian Gulf War, slavery, racism, the Bible, generational conflicts, crack addiction, and welfare mothers. Subject:  Figure -- Fragment -- Face Ethnic -- African American Homage -- King, Martin Luther, Jr. Homage -- Jackson, Michael Religion State of Being -- Other -- Enslaved History -- United States -- Persian Gulf War Object Type:  Folk Sculpture Owner:  Holley, Lonnie B., 1909 84th Street North, Birmingham, Alabama 35217 Remarks:  The artist began the work in 1979, after the death of his sister's two children in a fire. At time of SOS! survey in 1993, the work was still ongoing, although airport construction threatened the removal of the pieces. IAS files contain articles from Artforum, April 1992, pg. 80; Folk Art Messenger, Spring 1993, pg. 1, 3; Art Papers, March/April 1993, pg. 24-26; and a Birmingham Post-Herald article from 1993. IAS files also contain clipping from Washington Post, Feb. 6, 1997, B-8. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1995. 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 AL000365   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AL000365 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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