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Bas Relief of Nude Woman (Unfinished Sculpture)

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Description: Unfinished large rectangular concrete-slab bas-relief of a nude woman identified as "Diana." She has long hair and bangs, and sits in a relaxed pose. Suppo...
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Mask with Open Mouth

Date: 02 1970
Description: Wooden carved mask inspired by Pacific West coast native art styles with an eagle beak and eyes, gaping fish mouth, and fish tail motifs on its cheeks. It ...
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Artwork in Shape of a Clock

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Description: A decorative clock with roman numerals on plates, signs of the zodiac, and other illustrations displayed on the kitchen wall of Sid's house.
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Lizard Cannon Sculpture

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Description: Sculpture of a cannon in the shape of an imaginary dragon on top of a television set in Sid's living room. Behind the sculpture is a bookcase full of books...
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Art in Sid's Living Room

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Description: View of a corner of Sid's living room. There is a painting by Sid of a pine tree in a mountainscape hanging on the wall. Below it is a bookshelf with sever...
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"Tiger Woman"

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Description: A nude woman, with long hair, is standing and posing against a backdrop. Her body has been painted to look like the face of a tiger, with stripes on her ar...
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Bas-Relief of Nude Woman (Finished Sculpture)

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Description: Finished large rectangular concrete-slab bas-relief of a nude woman identified as "Diana." She has long hair and bangs, and is sitting in a relaxed pose. S...
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Bust of Man with Red Striped Headdress

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Description: Side profile of a Primitivism-styled, cast-concrete sculpture of a male figure in Sid Boyum's backyard near yew bushes and the side of the house. The figur...
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"Live in Fear" and "Smiling Mushroom"

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Description: Red painted wooden Japanese torii gate, and a side view of a sculptural arch of a standing old man in Sid Boyum's backyard. The man, with a prodigious nose...
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"Creature Abstract" Sculpture

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Description: Shaded sculpture, identified as "Creature Abstract," in Sid Boyum's backyard. Painted entirely white, the sculpture uses bold negative spaces with curvilin...
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"Tall White Lantern"

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Description: Asian-styled, cast-concrete sculpture identified as "Tall White Lantern" in Sid Boyum's front yard, standing by the steps leading up to the front porch. Th...
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Slender-Headed Being

Date: 10 1971
Description: Six-foot high, concrete-cast slender abstract sculpture of an imaginative being with a human face. Jutting out of the head is a narrowing pillar. The eyes ...
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"Polar Bear Chair"

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Description: Freshly painted "Polar Bear Chair" sculpture installed in Sid Boyum's front lawn by a driveway and sidewalk and the steps to the front porch of the house. ...
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"Monumental Oriental Head"

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Description: Slightly angled front view of a large, concrete-cast "Monumental Oriental Head" of the Buddha painted red with heavily textured light-colored hair and topk...
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"Monumental Oriental Head"

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Description: View of a large, faded concrete-cast "Monumental Oriental Head" of the Buddha with heavily textured light-colored hair and topknot. With dimensions of 110"...
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"Biomorphic Form with Anchor"

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Description: Orange sculpture identified as "Biomorphic Form with Anchor" in Sid Boyum's backyard. It is standing on a blue rectangular base. Also pictured are the "Blu...
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"Geometric with Round Window"

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Description: Towering abstract sculpture of cast concrete mortar on a square base, identified as "Geometric with Round Window," near the side of a house. It is composed...
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"Geometric with Round Window"

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Description: Towering abstract sculpture of cast concrete mortar on a square base, identified as "Geometric with Round Window," near the side of a house. It is composed...
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"Sphinx" and "Guardian Lion"

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Description: Finished concrete-cast sculpture, "Sphinx," in Sid Boyum's backyard. It's body is brown and it has an Egyptian Pharaoh-styled headdress with blue stripes, ...

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