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 Litto D'Amonte's Hubcap Ranch - Pope Valley, CA Posted by:  saopaulo1
N 38° 38.197 W 122° 27.189
10S E 547594 N 4276594
An oddity along a small country road in Napa County.
Waymark Code: WM7G8D
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2009
Views: 3
The California Historical Landmark at the location reads: "This is one of California's exceptional Twentieth Century folk art environments. Over a period of 30 years, Emanuele 'Litto' Damonte (1892-1985), with the help of his neighbors, collected more than 2,000 hubcaps. All around the hubcap ranch are constructions and arrangements of hubcaps, bottles and pulltops which proclaim that Litto, the Pope Valley Hubcap King, was here."
The hubcaps are scattered along the fence and on the ground. It's hard to miss the site.
TITLE: Litto D'Amonte's Hubcap Ranch
ARTIST(S): D'Amonte, Litto, 1892-1985, sculptor and D'Amonte, Mike, sculptor.
DATE: N/A
MEDIUM: Found objects including hubcaps, wheel covers, trim rims, tires, road signs, bottles, pull tops.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA001100
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
6654 Pope Valley Road, Pope Valley, California 94567
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
I'm assuming that there have been more hubcaps added since this piece was added to the inventory.
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