Thunder Mountain Monument
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Thunder Mountain Monument is an eccentric, folk-art environment and former home built largely from found materials by Native American artist Frank Van Zant (Chief Rolling Mountain Thunder) in rural Nevada.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art environment
ⓘ
folk art environment ⓘ roadside attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chief Rolling Mountain Thunder’s Monument
NERFINISHED
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Thunder Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beganConstruction | late 1960s ⓘ |
| category |
folk art site in the United States
ⓘ
tourist attraction in Nevada ⓘ |
| constructedFrom |
automobile parts
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bottles ⓘ concrete ⓘ found materials ⓘ recycled materials ⓘ scrap metal ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Frank Van Zant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Frank Van Zant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle |
outsider art
ⓘ
visionary art ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
Native American spirituality
ⓘ
countercultural movements of the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| hasOwnerHistory | Van Zant family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapel-like structure
ⓘ
concrete walls ⓘ relief panels ⓘ residential structures ⓘ sculptures ⓘ totem-like figures ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | locally preserved folk art site ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
example of outsider art
ⓘ
example of vernacular architecture ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Interstate 80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pershing County, Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Rolling Mountain Thunder’s spiritual visions ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Imlay, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| theme |
Native American history
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anti-development ⓘ critique of treatment of Native Americans ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ |
| usedAs |
artist’s home
ⓘ
spiritual retreat ⓘ |
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