Photograph
TWA Dogs
| A woman is performing a headstand on her front lawn as an elderly woman is standing and watching from the sidewalk. A sign on the lawn reads: 'Start Under,' and a folded wall is painted with the words: 'TWA Dogs.' Other objects are placed in the lawn, including a small pyramid shaped structure. This was known as the Church of Anarchy, located at 1341 Williamson Street. |
| Image ID: | 119235 |
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| Creation Date: | 1982 |
| Creator Name: | Jack Greene Photography |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Jack Greene photographs, 1982 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6959 |
| Original Dimensions: | 9.5 x 7.5 inches |
| Caption on the bottom of the frame reads "Miekal And, Elizabeth Was and any 'ambiguous' number who happens to be with them make up the TWA dogs in Paris of Williamson Street, a collective of folks who make art in their front yard. From painted television sets to a buddha with a birdcage on its head, the 'multi-dimensional art,' as Miekal calls it, spreads across the lawn, changed weekly but always centering on the themes of the electronic media and organized or universal religion and their places in society. All the neigbhors know the TWA Dogs, Miekal says. 'The ones we really affect come to us or we come to them. Also we get a few complaints. We are trying to convey the idea to people that they don't have to go to a gallery to see art. People can take the initiative and create their own art galleries. We consider ourselves a visual archives. We did this piece called the avant gard country temporary art, the concept being that temporary art is something that exists in the moment of time and is constantly changing.'" |
| Commercial buildings |
| Art exhibitions |
| Decorative arts |
| Painting |
| Trees |
| Housing |
| Yards |
| Neighborhoods |
| Sidewalks |
| Fences |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Signs and symbols |
| Streets |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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