The Hats (2018)
Michael Davis and Eugene Daub, with Elyse Pignolet and Sandow Birk
DESCRIPTION: three-piece installation of oxidized steel, bronze, and fiberglass sculptures (by Michael Davis and Eugene Daub), with ceramic tiles (by Elyse Pignolet and Sandow Birk)
This sculpture ensemble installed in Abraham Lincoln Park was dedicated December 18, 2018. Additional information: Michael Davis.
- Lincoln's Hat: 6.5-foot by 7-foot diameter oxidized steel sculpture of Abraham Lincoln's top hat, with a vertical facsimile of Lincoln's signature and the opening sentence of the Gettysburg Address etched into the brim, which also serves as bench seating
- Amelia's Helmet: 6.5-foot by 4.5-foot diameter bronze sculpture of Amelia Earhart's aviator cap, with cut-outs of her Electra 10E airplane and aviation symbols
- Worker's Straw Hat: 46-inch by 9-foot diameter reinforced fiberglass sculpture of a broad-brimmed straw hat, covered with ceramic tiles and encircled with a 12-inch wide hand-painted ceramic tile mural by Elyse Pignolet and Sandow Birk depicting scenes of Burbank's agricultural past, including melon crops; the sculpture's brim also serves as bench seating
This sculpture ensemble installed in Abraham Lincoln Park was dedicated December 18, 2018. Additional information: Michael Davis.
LOCATION: Abraham Lincoln Park, 300 N. Buena Vista St., Burbank, California, USA
DESIGN DETAILS:
LINCOLN'S HAT:
LINCOLN'S HAT (DETAIL):
AMELIA'S HELMET:
AMELIA'S HELMET (DETAIL):
WORKER'S STRAW HAT:
DETAIL OF TILE MURAL BY ELYSE PIGNOLET AND SANDOW BIRK:
