Leonard Knight
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Leonard Knight was an American folk artist best known for constructing and continually hand-painting the colorful religious art installation Salvation Mountain in the California desert.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk artist
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| creativeWorkSubject |
Christian love
ⓘ
God NERFINISHED ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| familyName | Knight ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
environmental art installations
ⓘ
religious folk art ⓘ |
| genre |
public art
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religious art ⓘ |
| givenName | Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American outsider art
ⓘ
California folk art scene ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Salvation Mountain – biblical verses
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Salvation Mountain – “God Is Love” slogan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired |
documentaries about Salvation Mountain
ⓘ
tourist visits to Salvation Mountain ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christian faith ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
adobe
ⓘ
house paint ⓘ straw ⓘ |
| movement |
folk art
ⓘ
outsider art ⓘ |
| name | Leonard Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creating Salvation Mountain
ⓘ
maintaining Salvation Mountain ⓘ |
| notablePlaceAssociated |
Salvation Mountain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slab City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Salvation Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
folk artist
ⓘ
painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
United States of America
ⓘ
Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
El Centro, California NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | near Slab City, California ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
California desert
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Imperial County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Niland, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Salvation Mountain