Belle Isle (The Hog and the Rattlesnake)
Dublin Core
Title
Belle Isle (The Hog and the Rattlesnake)
Subject
LCSH:
Belle Isle (Detroit, Mich.)--History--Pictorial works.
Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st century. Public art--Michigan--Detroit.
Rattlesnakes in art.
Wild boar in art.
Belle Isle (Detroit, Mich.)--History--Pictorial works.
Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st century. Public art--Michigan--Detroit.
Rattlesnakes in art.
Wild boar in art.
Creator
Alex Gilford (A.S.G.)
Date
2018
Format
Materials: Acrylic paint on panel
Extent: 8 x 4 ft.
Extent: 8 x 4 ft.
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
DMM-2022-00093
Abstract
Gilford worked with Art in Woodbridge to commission several public art pieces around the Woodbridge neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. In 2018, three public paintings were installed on exterior walls of houses. This is one of the three paintings. It depicts a wild hog biting a rattlesnake, a callback to Detroit's Belle Isle park teeming with wild hogs to keep the rattlesnake population at bay.
Bibliographic Citation
About—Alex gilford. (n.d.). Carbonmade. Retrieved November 3, 2023, from https://alexgilford.carbonmade.com/about
Spatial Coverage
Address: Façade on W. Hancock of 4765 Trumbull, Detroit, MI 48208
Coordinates: 42.350841559014505, -83.07833209248629
Coordinates: 42.350841559014505, -83.07833209248629
Collection
Citation
Alex Gilford (A.S.G.), “Belle Isle (The Hog and the Rattlesnake),” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed April 28, 2024, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/1389.