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Joshua Tree, California: Noah Purifoy Outdoor Museum

Purifoy created over 100 sculptures around his desert trailer from 1989 until his death in 2004. Cryptic facades, buildings, and installations bake in the desert heat.

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Purifoy building.

Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum

Noah Purifoy died at age 86, on March 5, 2004. The Noah Purifoy Foundation continues to try to care for his assemblage sculpture at this site.

[Steve Brown, 01/28/2010]
Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum

Junk artist Noah Purifoy uses scavenged material to make sculptures in his high desert art park.

[Michael Burns, 05/27/2006]

Noah Purifoy Outdoor Museum

Address:
63030 Blair Lane, Joshua Tree, CA
Directions:
A few miles north of 29 Palms Hwy. Near the junction of Blair Lane and Center Ave.
Hours:
Daily dawn-dusk. No restrooms.
Admission:
Donations welcome.
RA Rates:
Major Fun
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