Creation Date
Sculpture creation date: 1990
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Description
Black and white photograph of a rustic, wooden wheelchair with large metal wheels, positioned outdoors and surrounded by a circle of rocks. "Cheeseburger in a Wheelchair," (1990) by H.G Brack and Carole Hanson, features a birdcage containing a ceramic or metal bird and a plate with a sculpted hamburger on the seat of an antique wheelchair. Behind the chair, a vertical sign reading "Captain Tew's Pirate Chest" is visible. Parts of a vehicle and garden plants can also be seen. The wheelchair sculpture combines repurposed found objects to create an assemblage that blends functional forms with imaginative context. Hulls Cove Geronimo Sculpture Garden, located in Hulls Cove, Maine. The garden was established in 1990 by H.G. “Skip” Brack, a tool historian and art lover. 1994. Jill Linzee, photograph. (See p16198-p16226.) (See NA4800.)
Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) (1990-1995) was a nationwide survey that ran from 1990-1995 documenting America’s outdoor sculpture. Established in 1990, SOS! helped educate local communities about America’s endangered sculptural heritage. The Maine Arts Commission was one of 106 organizations to participate in this survey.
Topic
Folk art, Sculpture
Collection
MF161
Series Number
NA4800
Identifier
p16220
Recommended Citation
Brack, H. G.; Hanson, Carole; and Linzee, Jill, "Cheeseburger in a Wheelchair" (1994). Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Image Gallery. 709.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/709
Rights and Access Note
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Existence and Location of Originals
Located at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress: AFC 2012/047 https://lccn.loc.gov/2013655211.
Keywords
Save Outdoor Sculpture
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