Charger - Palm Desert CA
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PeterNoG
N 33° 43.231 W 116° 23.434
11S E 556463 N 3731334
This Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculpture is 45 feet east of the Pines to Palms Highway (Hwy 74) between Calif Hwy 111 and El Paseo in Palm Desert, California.
Waymark Code: WMKVW9
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2014
Views: 3
Smithsonian Description:
A mostly two-dimensional bright red horse is in motion. The head and tail are extended and all four hooves meet in the center. The lower part of the piece is painted with purple and green accents.
~ Art Description from the City of Palm Desert Art website (visit link) ~Originally part of the 1994 El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition, the painted steel steed by Ted Gall was purchased by Seattle-based Restaurants Unlimited and donated it to the City of Palm Desert. Until the restaurant closed it 2005, the steed was a symbol for the Palomino restaurant. The 8 foot high by 16 foot long horse is currently located just north of El Paseo on Highway 74, and appears to be charging up the road.
TITLE: Charger
ARTIST(S): Gall, Ted, sculptor.
DATE: 1994 (Originally part of the 1994 El Paseo Sculpture Exhibition)
MEDIUM: Sculpture: painted and fabricated steel; Base: Cor-Ten steel.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA001904
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
45 feet east of the Pines to Palms Highway (Hwy 74)
between Calif Hwy 111 and El Paseo
Palm Desert, California.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
It is no longer on the median of El Paseo but has been moved so it is now 300 feet north of El Paseo, 45 feet east of the Pines to Palms Highway (Hwy 74)
The plaque is no longer here.
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