Effigy Tumuli

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Effigy Tumuli is a large-scale earthwork sculpture in Illinois consisting of massive animal-shaped mounds, created as a monumental example of American land art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf earthwork sculpture
land art
public artwork
access open to the public
artist Michael Heizer NERFINISHED
artMovement Land art movement NERFINISHED
category Earthworks (land art) NERFINISHED
Outdoor sculptures in Illinois
Tourist attractions in LaSalle County, Illinois
completionDate 1985
conservationStatus exposed to natural erosion
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Michael Heizer NERFINISHED
elevation above Illinois River floodplain
function outdoor sculpture
genre environmental art
land art
hasPart catfish effigy mound
frog effigy mound
snake effigy mound
turtle effigy mound
water strider effigy mound
hasSubject animals of the Illinois River ecosystem
inspiredBy Native American effigy mounds
locatedIn Buffalo Rock State Park NERFINISHED
Illinois
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedNear Ottawa, Illinois NERFINISHED
locatedOn Illinois River NERFINISHED
materialUsed earth
soil
notableFor integration with natural landscape
large-scale animal-shaped earth mounds
numberOfMounds 5
openingDate 1985
owner Illinois Department of Natural Resources NERFINISHED
purpose contemporary reinterpretation of effigy mounds
region LaSalle County, Illinois NERFINISHED
scale monumental
situatedWithin Buffalo Rock State Park NERFINISHED
state Illinois

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Michael Heizer notableWork Effigy Tumuli