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Lion Sculpture

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Description: Fisheye lens view of an elongated lion sculpture in Sid's backyard. Behind the sculpture is a wire fence, and a taller wood fence, on which plywood bird cu...
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Sid Building Sculpture Form

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Description: Sid Boyum, with a cigar in his mouth, is standing on a ladder while building a wooden form for his concrete casting of an abstract geometric sculpture that...
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Painted Plow

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Description: Hand-painted plow, with design of flowers in Sid's backyard, next to the Tea House and the base of a sculpture.
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Astrolabe in Red

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Description: Metal astrolabe mounted on concrete base in Sid's backyard. The base is painted red with yellow Chinese characters, and the astrolabe is painted gold, with...
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Biomorphic Female Form

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Description: Cast concrete sculpture of headless female form, mounted on square base in Sid's backyard, under the Tea Garden archway. In the foreground is a small arche...
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"Creature Abstract" Sculpture

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Description: Sun-lit sculpture, identified as "Creature Abstract," in Sid's backyard. Painted entirely white, the sculpture uses bold negative spaces with curvilinear s...
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Small Triangular Abstract

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Description: Small, white, triangular abstract form on square two-tiered base in Sid's backyard.
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"Multi-Tiered Pagoda"

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Description: White-washed, cast-concrete sculpture identified as "Multi-tiered Pagoda" and measuring 92" x 32" x 32". It stands in Sid's backyard in front of a tree. Tw...
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"Odd Tower" Blue Pillar with Figure and Pelican

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Description: Tall blue pillar identified as "Odd Tower" with a grinning face at the top. A figure partway down has its head inside the pillar and feet braced against th...
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Sculptures in Sid's Backyard

Date: 08 1970
Description: "Six-Sided Red Lantern," "Three-Tiered Fountain" and a flat goose cut from gray stone (laid in a bed of white gravel) in Sid's backyard. A corner of the pa...
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Blue Pillar Sculpture with the Artist

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Description: Sid Boyum standing in his backyard between the Blue Pillar with Figure and Pelican, and a large white Lantern sculpture. Other sculptures are in the backgr...
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Buddha Sculpture Inside Lantern Sculpture

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Description: Sid's lantern sculpture with a Buddha sculpture inside is surrounded by trees and plants. The sculpture is called "Three-Tiered Tower." The Madison-Kipp Co...
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Red and Purple Demon

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Description: High-relief, concrete-cast sculpture of a winged, four-armed gargoyle in Sid's backyard. The mouth is gaping with white fangs. Its upper body and head are ...
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"Biomorphic Female Abstract in Pink"

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Description: Sculpture of a woman's torso called "Biomorphic Female Abstract in Pink" in Sid's backyard near the side of the house. Snow is on the ground.
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Sid Carving Sculpture

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Description: Sid standing and carving the sculpture of a woman's torso "Biomorphic Female Abstract in Pink" with a hammer and a chisel in his backyard.
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"Blue Tripod"

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Description: Cast-concrete sculpture identified as "Blue Tripod" in Sid's backyard near a fence. It measures 104" x 31" x 54".
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"Monumental Oriental Head"

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Description: Large concrete-cast sculpture painted red and titled "Monumental Oriental Head" of a Cambodian-styled Buddha with heavily textured light-colored hair and t...
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Sid with "Biomorphic Femal Abstract in Pink"

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Description: Sid standing next to his sculpture of a woman's torso "Biomorphic Female Abstract in Pink" in his backyard near his porch.
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"African-Influenced Sculpture"

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Description: Sid's "African-Influenced Sculpture" in his backyard near the side of a building near a fence.
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Yellow Female Form

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Description: Semi-abstract, yellow cast concrete sculpture, called "Female Teardrop." Similar to prehistoric "Venus" figures, it has prominent breasts and wide hips. Th...

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