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Midwest
Tony Flatoff
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Stevens Point, WI
715-344-2512 maybe
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Stevens Point, WI
Tony's Fan Fair - Tony Flatoff
Folk Art Site
Self-taught Artist, Home environment
Site Status: gone
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Information:
Tony's Fan Fair in Stevens Point, Wisconsin is no more.
Anthony J. "Tony" Flatoff, 62, of 3220 Jade Court, Stevens Point, died Friday afternoon, Oct. 20, 2006, at St. Michael's Hospital. Born on June 27, 1944, in Stevens Point to the late Walter and Emily (Buza) Flatoff, he was married to Mary Fuller on Oct. 17, 1964, at St. Phillip Catholic Church in Rudolph. Tony worked in maintenance for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for 29 years before retiring in 1999. He enjoyed carpentry and coin collecting.
From Deb Szczensny:
Seems to me that I noticed the periodic dismantling of the "Fan Fair" site over the coarse of a year or two. The nifty old airplane whirlygigs in the front yard were the first to go, then some of the bigger pieces of the "Fan Fair" itself. There was one single big fan left on a pole for awhile, and then the last time I went by (this spring), the yard was stripped clean and some young couple were outside mowing, etc. I hope the fact that it was disappearing in bits and pieces means it was being carefully dismantled and reassembled somewhere else and not getting taken to the dump. I'll ask around and try to find out what happened to it. I'll let you know what I discover.
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Bibliography:
On DVD - Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations, "Takin' it to the Lakes," KCPT, Kansas City Public Television, 1997-2001.
"Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations" by Randy Mason, Michael Murphy and Don Mayberger, 2002.
"Sacred Spaces & Other Places: A Guide to Grottos & Sculptural Environments in the Upper Midwest" by Lisa Stone and Jim Zanzi, Chicago, IL: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Press, 1993.
"Self-Made Worlds: Visionary Environments" by Roger Manley and Mark Sloan, Aperture, New York, 1997.
"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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Driving Directions:
Located on the west edge of town. Take Bus. 10 west through Stevens Point, it can be seen on the right.
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Road rules:
Please remember to always be respectful of private property, use common courtesy and treat people with kindness. If the location is private, never enter without the owner’s permission.
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