Cadillac Ranch
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Cadillac Ranch is an iconic public art installation near Amarillo, Texas, featuring a row of half-buried, graffiti-covered vintage Cadillac cars nose-first in the ground.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cadillac Ranch canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land art
ⓘ
public art installation ⓘ roadside attraction ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Conceptual art
ⓘ
Pop art ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Stanley Marsh 3 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Potter County, Texas ⓘ |
| creator |
Ant Farm
ⓘ
Chip Lord ⓘ Doug Michels ⓘ Hudson Marquez ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
icon of American car culture
ⓘ
symbol of Route 66 roadside Americana ⓘ |
| depicts | evolution of Cadillac tailfins ⓘ |
| earliestCarModelYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| features | row of half-buried Cadillac cars ⓘ |
| genre | installation art ⓘ |
| hasBeenRelocated | true ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | unofficial cultural landmark ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| inPopularCulture |
Bruce Springsteen album "The River"
ⓘ
surface form:
referenced in Bruce Springsteen song "Cadillac Ranch"
|
| latestCarModelYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| locatedAlong |
Interstate 40
ⓘ
U.S. Route 66 ⓘ
surface form:
former U.S. Route 66
|
| location | near Amarillo, Texas ⓘ |
| maintenance | periodically repainted or repainted by visitors ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
Cadillac
ⓘ
surface form:
Cadillac automobiles
spray paint ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Amarillo, Texas ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
cars arranged at same angle as Great Pyramid of Giza
ⓘ
graffiti-covered cars ⓘ visible from highway ⓘ |
| numberOfObjects | 10 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| orientation | nose-first in the ground ⓘ |
| owner | Stanley Marsh 3 estate ⓘ |
| relocationApproximateDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| relocationReason | encroaching urban development ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentary films
ⓘ
music videos ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | tourist attraction in Amarillo area ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
| visitorActivity | spray-painting cars is allowed ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The River