Impossible Dream - Caldwell, TX
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WalksfarTX
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One of the most memorable pieces in Smith's yard of art is of a man's head on a goose's body standing on one leg called Impossible Dream.
Waymark Code: WM15ZZA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/03/2022
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Smithsonian Art Inventory"An abstract sculpture featuring an oversized goose-like body with a long neck and a human male head. On the head is an orange baseball cap. The body section has short wings, short thighs, and one long leg to which is attached a human foot wearing a large yellow shoe. The shoe is bolted to a mounting plate. The sculpture is mounted upon a two-tiered square base."
TITLE: Impossible Dream
ARTIST(S): Joe C. Smith, M.D.
DATE: 1985
MEDIUM: Bondo, fused wire, and mild steel
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000940
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
J. Lyle Medical Clinic
501 N Stone St
Caldwell, TX 7783
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Artist listed on their website is wrong, I listed the correct artist.
See this newspaper article.
https://www.austinchronicle.com/columns/2007-10-19/551960/
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