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Alley History, (sculpture). Artist:  Moosman, Kerry, sculptor. Title:  Alley History, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Glazed and painted white earthenware. Dimensions:  Approx. 20 ft. x 15 ft. x 1 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A mural collage of fragmented images, including an old Coca-Cola logo, a Hickory Pit Barbecue sign, and the phone number of a realty company. There are figures of Mr. Potato Head, Jayne Mansfield, and four Warhol-style faces. Chinese calligraphy covers the bottom half of a female shape. Subject:  Abstract History -- United States -- Idaho Portrait female -- Mansfield, Jayne Figure female Ethnic -- Chinese Object Type:  Mural Outdoor Sculpture -- Idaho -- Boise Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Boise, Capital City Development Corporation, 805 West Idaho Street, P. O. Box 987, Boise, Idaho 83701 Located McCarty Building, 9th Street Alley wall, Boise, Idaho Remarks:  The sculpture was selected through the Boise City Arts Commission "Arts in Public Places" competition and was funded by the Capital City Development Corporation for $7,000. The theme of the sculpture was to remind people of the history and diversity of the Boise community and many of the images refer to the buildings history. IAS files contain an article from the Boise Weekly dated October 20, 1992, vol.1 issue 14. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Idaho survey, 1994. 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 ID000019   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ID000019 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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