Ozark Folk Center Signs, (sculpture).

Ozark Folk Center Signs, (sculpture).

Smith, Albert, 1946- , sculptor.

Ozark Folk Center Signs, (sculpture).

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Painted red cedar.

10 signs. Each sign: approx. H. 5 ft. x D. 8 ft.

(On four of the signs, lower right corner:) AS (On one sign:) Ozark Folk Center (On one sign:) OZARK FOLK CENTER GIFT SHOP (On one sign:) HERITAGE HERB GARDEN (On one sign:) Things We Wore (On one sign:) CANDLES (On one sign:) INSTRUMENTS (On one sign:) DOLLS & TOYS (On one sign:) WHITE OAK BASKETS (On one sign:) YOUNG PIONEERS CABIN/OZARK FOLK CENTER (On one sign:) OZARK FOLK CENTER/FIRING RANGE signed

Ten red cedar signs carved in relief and painted. One sign depicts an axe on the left, a wooden spinning wheel in the center, and a dulcimer on the right. Another sign depicts a landscape scene with a log cabin on the right; two other log buildings are to the left of the cabin. All the buildings are surrounded by a split-rail fence. On the far right and far left are trees. Another sign depicts a grouping of plants, yellow, white and purple flowers, and herbs. Another sign depicts a full-length figure of a woman in right profile. She wears a long red dress and has her hair pulled back in a bun. To her right is a dress form and she is leaning over to work on a partially finished dress. Another sign depicts three candles, two of which are in candleholders.

Another sign depicts three instruments positioned vertically --a string dulcimer in back, a fiddle on the right with a bow resting across it, and a banjo on the left. Another sign depicts a toy rocking horse with saddle. Another sign depicts a carved oak basket resting on a cloth draped table. Another sign depicts a pioneer couple. The couple's faces are cut-out and the sign is used for tourist photographs. Another sign depicts a waist-length figure of a nineteenth century rural scout. He wears a leather tunic coat, a beaverskin hat with a feather, and carries a rifle which is resting in his proper left arm.

Object -- Tool -- Axe

Object -- Other -- Spinning Wheel

Object -- Musical Instrument -- Dulcimer

Landscape -- Arkansas

Architecture -- Domestic -- Cottage

Object -- Flower

Figure female -- Full length

Occupation -- Domestic -- Sewing

Object -- Toy -- Hobbyhorse

Object -- Other -- Container

Object -- Other -- Candlestick

Object -- Musical Instrument -- Violin

Object -- Musical Instrument -- Banjo

Figure male -- Waist length

Occupation -- Other -- Explorer

Dress -- Historic -- Pioneer Dress

Object -- Weapon -- Gun

Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Mountain View

Ozark Folk Center, Department of Administration, Mountain View, Arkansas 72560

IAS files contain copy of related article from "Signs of the Times", Feb. 1989, pg. 118-119.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1994.

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