SPACES is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) public benefit organization that was incorporated in 1978 for the purposes of identifying, documenting, and advocating for the preservation of large-scale art environments. Founding director Seymour Rosen conceived of SPACES as a national (and, later, an international) organization; currently operating out of offices in northern California, it boasts an archives of approximately 25,000 photographs as well as numerous books, articles, audio and video tapes/DVDs, and artists’ documents.
There is a lot to explore on this website. Artistic environments in the U.S. and across the globe (photos and documentation) are being added every week, so check it out.
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Tool Fence by Ted Townsend (1889-1970)
Hennessey, OK
Non-Extant
Photo by Seymour Rosen
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Ed Galloway (1880-1963), Totem Pole Park
Claremore, OK
Extant
Photo by Seymour Rosen
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Walker Rock Garden
Milton and Florence Walker
Seattle, WA
Status Unknown
Photo by Seymour Rosen
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Annie Hooper (1897-1986), Bible Stories
Hatteras, NC
Non-Extant (objects held in Archives of NC State University)
Photo by Seymour Rosen
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Antoni Macià Cassany (aka Casany) (1918 – 2007), Zoo Empordà
Girona, Spain
Threatened
Photo by Jo Farb Hernàndez
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Home of Antonio Goncalves, b. 1938
Bridgeport, CT
Extant
Photo by Fred Scruton
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Brother Bronislaus Luszcz, Black Madonna Shrine
Pacific, MO
Extant
Photo by Jo Farb Hernàndez (1974)
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Calvin (1903-1972) & Ruby Black (1915-1980), Possum Trot
Barstow-Victorville Area, California
Non Extant
Photo by Seymour Rosen
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John Milkovisch (1912 - 1988)
Houston, TX
Extant
Photo by Lisa Stone
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Harvey Smith Ladew II (1887-1976), Topiary Gardens
Marshall, MD
Extant
Photo by Robert Foster
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Romano Gabriel (1896-1977), Wooden Garden (Gabriel’s Garden)
Eureka, CA
Extant
Photo by Seymour Rosen
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William “Robot Man” Clark (b. 1956), Junk Yard Robots
Buena, NJ
Extant
Photo by Robert Foster
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Howard Finster (1916-2001), Paradise Garden
Summerville, GA
Extant
Photo by Robert Foster
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Francisco del Rio Cuenca, (1926-2010), Casa de las Conchas (“House of Shells”)
Montoro, Spain
Extant
Photo by Jo Farb Hernàndez
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The Rev. Harmon D. Dennis (1916-2011) and Margaret Dennis (1916-2009), Margaret’s Grocery
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Extant
Photo by Kelly Ludwig
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Dr. Charles Smith (b. 1940), African American Heritage Museum and Black Veterans Archive
Hammond, LA
Extant
Photo by Lisa Stone
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Jesse “Outlaw” Howard (1885-1983), Watts Towers
West Fulton, MO
Non Extant
Photo by Seymour Rosen
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Sabato Rodia (1875-1965), Watts Towers
Los Angeles, CA
Extant
Photo by Seymour Rosen
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