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Beaumont, TX
The Eye of the World - John J. Gavrelos
1893-1979
Restaurant and wooden sculptures
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Information:
Built: 1923-1948
John N. Gavrelos spent 25 years building "The Eye of the World," a carved and painted landscape of temples and figurines illustrating stories from the Bible. It sits behind glass in a room of the Lone Star Steakhouse Seafood & Grill co-owned by Dennis Schweinsburg and John Gavrelos. As of March 15, 2003 the room is being remodeled so you might want to check ahead. The Eye of the World was exhibited by the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore in 1996.
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Bibliography:
On DVD - Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations, "Miles and Miles o' Mo-Tex-Arkana", KCPT, Kansas City Public Television, 1996-2001.
"Self-Made Worlds: Visionary Environments" by Roger Manley and Mark Sloan, Aperture, New York, 1997.
"American Self-Taught Art: An Illustrated Analysis of 20th Century Artists and Trends with 1,319 Capsule Biographies" by Florence Laffal and Julius Laffal, 2003.
"Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations Coast to Coast Travel-o-Pedia" by Randy Mason, et. al., Kansas City Star Books, 2009. |
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