- January 25, 2005
- Posted by Marc
Give ‘Em Props - Justin Kees’ on Ant Farm’s Cadillac Ranch
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“In 1974, a collective of artists called
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Farm decided to place 10 Cadillacs, ranging from a 1949 Club Coupe to a
1963 Sedan, in a wheat field located west of Amarillo, Texas. Mr. Stanley Marsh
III, a local helium tycoon, provided some place for the cars to rest known as
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Ranch. I have actually seen the ranch in person as a small child on one of
my families “cross-country” VW micro-bus drives! It has been imprinted in my
mind ever since. I would have to say this public sculpture has been a great
inspiration for the simple fact that it was a very crazy idea that was actually
pulled off. “... Justin Kees