Lucas, Kansas -
Grassroots Art Center - Pull-Tab and Chewing Gum
The "visionary" artists of Kansas have their own, small space in Lucas to display their work, such as sculptures made from pull-tabs sculptures and portraits made from chewing gum wads.
- Address:
- 213 S. Main St., Lucas, KS
- Directions:
- Downtown, on the west side of Main St. a half-block south of 2nd St.
- Hours:
- M-Sa 10 am - 5 pm, Su 1-5 pm; fewer hours off-season (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 785-525-6118
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"Outsider, Visionary, Trash, Naive, Intuitive" are all labels given to this type of art. The center has on permanent exhibit examples of 18 environments from across the state of Kansas. Exhibits include the pull-tab sculptures (a full size car, motorcycle, clothing, shoes, chair and table) of Herman Divers; over 100 painted limestone sculptures of Inez Marshall; to the cameo portraits created by Betty Milliken out of chewing gum and many others. [Rosslyn Schultz, 06/25/2003]
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