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"The Shoppers" 1996, by Heitho Bokides Reuter, Corvallis, Oregon

Sign Was A Scrap Of Paper
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A scrap of paper push-pinned inside a glass case described the ceramic art. It read in part:

"The Shoppers" (In the alley around the southwest corner of Madison plaza) This abstract image, which depicts busy shoppers with their many packages, is composed principally of colored concrete with found materials including metal remnants from local secondhand stores and a variety of coins from the artist's past travels, and ceramic chards of Majolica tiles. Although "Majolica" originally described eathenwares (covered terracotta) made in Mediterranean Europe, the term has, since the Victorian era, designated white clay bodies covered in bright colors mixed into translucent lead glazes.


"The Shoppers" 1996   •  by Heitho Bokides Reuter   •  In an alley alongside S. Madison Avenue   •  In Downtown Corvallis, Oregon external link   •  44° 33' 47.05" N, 123° 15' 38.72" W   •  (Date Photographed: 12:40:18 Monday 9 November 2015)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 6 December 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5415
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Ceramic On Brick Wall
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This "The Shoppers" art was attached in pieces to a brick wall lining the inside of an alley. In the image a man and a woman shopping together. The man wore a fancy bow tie.


"The Shoppers" 1996   •  by Heitho Bokides Reuter   •  In an alley alongside S. Madison Avenue   •  In Downtown Corvallis, Oregon external link   •  44° 33' 47.05" N, 123° 15' 38.72" W   •  (Date Photographed: 12:40:31 Monday 9 November 2015)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 6 December 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5416
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Close Shot Of Coin Embedded
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Here is a close shot of the coin embedded art in the lower right of the display.


"The Shoppers" 1996   •  by Heitho Bokides Reuter   •  In an alley alongside S. Madison Avenue   •  In Downtown Corvallis, Oregon external link   •  44° 33' 47.05" N, 123° 15' 38.72" W   •  (Date Photographed: 12:40:36 Monday 9 November 2015)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 6 December 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5417
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Close Shot of Bodies
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A close shot of the bodies of the man and woman. Without their corresponding heads, these were less easy to identify.


"The Shoppers" 1996   •  by Heitho Bokides Reuter   •  In an alley alongside S. Madison Avenue   •  In Downtown Corvallis, Oregon external link   •  44° 33' 47.05" N, 123° 15' 38.72" W   •  (Date Photographed: 12:40:37 Monday 9 November 2015)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 6 December 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5148
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Close Shot Of Man's Head
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A close up shot of the man's head with his gear mouth, fancy hat and bow tie.


"The Shoppers" 1996   •  by Heitho Bokides Reuter   •  In an alley alongside S. Madison Avenue   •  In Downtown Corvallis, Oregon external link   •  44° 33' 47.05" N, 123° 15' 38.72" W   •  (Date Photographed: 12:40:39 Monday 9 November 2015)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 6 December 2015)   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_5419
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