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- Book Title
- Muffler Men
- ISBN
- 9781578062997
- Subject Area
- Photography, Art
- Publication Name
- Muffler Men
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Item Length
- 9.9 in
- Subject
- Sculpture & Installation, Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, Folk & Outsider Art
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Series
- Folk Art and Artists Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Item Weight
- 11.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 7 in
- Number of Pages
- 132 Pages
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Art can appear in the most unexpected places. Muffler men, for example, have become one of the most striking and remarkable of recent folk art creations. From Walla Walla to Daytona, quirky mannikins constructed from discarded automobile mufflers are popping up across America. Cobbled together as business signposts, these comical sculptures are sprouting outside automotive repair shops everywhere. Car debris harmonizes with human anatomy as rusty cast-offs assume a new identity as savvy objets d'art . Signage turns into art as mechanics fashion cowboys, dogs, robots, space aliens, and a host of other creatures from metal scraps of the profession and with the aid of their workaday tools and acetylene. If for only a passing moment, the muffler men enliven the roadside and help to break up the monotony of daily commutes. More than mere advertisements, they interact with their communities by greeting the passerby. The significance of muffler sculptures turns profound when they become local celebrities and are hailed as community landmarks. But, what do they mean? For the creative mechanic who made them, they are exclamatory signposts and store mascots. For the academic folklorists who analyze them, they are symbolic icons with cultural meanings that proclaim individual identity and group membership. For the collectors who treasure them, they are exemplars of "outsider art." For most non-specialists who wave as they speed past, they are funky delights. This colorful book documents the widespread appeal of muffler men as a form of occupational art that enriches the workplace, the local environment, and now the art gallery.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
ISBN-10
1578062993
ISBN-13
9781578062997
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1739502
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
132 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Muffler Men
Publication Year
2000
Subject
Sculpture & Installation, Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, Folk & Outsider Art
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Photography, Art
Series
Folk Art and Artists Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
11.3 Oz
Item Length
9.9 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
00-027338
Dewey Edition
21
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Muffler men are the cigar-store Indians of the late twentieth century, trade figures made to stand in front of shops to advertise what is sold inside. Both are considered forms of folk art, but the skinny metal figures with shimmering muffler heads and torsos and pipe-thin legs found outside auto repair shops are wittier, more imaginative, and flamboyantly painted. . . .Rita Reif, The New York Times, "Muffler men are the cigar-store Indians of the late twentieth century, trade figures made to stand in front of shops to advertise what is sold inside. Both are considered forms of folk art, but the skinny metal figures with shimmering muffler heads and torsos and pipe-thin legs found outside auto repair shops are wittier, more imaginative, and flamboyantly painted. . . ." --Rita Reif, The New York Times
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
745.58/4
Lc Classification Number
Nk8459.M8c67 2000
Copyright Date
2000
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