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PPAC #6: Art on Hwy 89 Phippen Art Museum

This is week 6 of PPAC which my co-host, Cee Neuner is hosting. I wanted to combine it with #Tree Squares so I don’t miss a single day of July. I found some amazing public art, visible right from the highway going our of Prescott. Public art is encompasses any form of art you see…

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This is week 6 of PPAC which my co-host, Cee Neuner is hosting. I wanted to combine it with #Tree Squares so I don’t miss a single day of July. I found some amazing public art, visible right from the highway going our of Prescott.

PPAC Page

Public art is encompasses any form of art you see in a public place, large or small, statues, murals, graffiti, gardens, parks, etc. The art should be visible from streets, sidewalks or outdoor public places.

Featured Bloggers

I had a marvelous response from all of you on last week’s PPAC #5. Cee picked out the featured bloggers and says “thank you” to each of you for joining along in our challenge.  Their posts really grabbed Cee’s attention. They are all worthy of a second or third look. Next week I will choose the PPAC Featured Bloggers from Cee’s participants this week.

My goal for this month for #Tree Squares was to start at home in Prescott, AZ and spiral away, highlighting trees farther and farther away from my home. However, since the Public Art I found is in Prescott, I came back home for #TreeSquares #26. Today trees are falling second to Public Art, but they mesh well. This post is also linked to Denyse Whelen’s blog through her Share Your Snaps Link.

Prescott Drive #2: Outside Phippen Art Museum

Highway 89 out of Prescott carves through the Granite Dells. As it emerges into a round-about, Phippen Art Museum beckons from the right side. Today my friends Linda and Becka and I drove over there to check out the sculptures visible from the road, and some that you might miss going by quickly.

We arrived and parked our buggy at the Phippen Art Museum. (around the corner from this beautiful replica of 19th century transportation.)

Looking across Highway 89 the majestic Granite Dells jut abruptly into the air. Pictured is the parking lot for The Constellation Trail through the dells. It’s quite a stunning walk for a later post.

Wagon horses made of scrap metal guard the museum as they graze getting ready for their next journey.
Horses outback are visible from the Museum parking lot, but hidden from a quick drive by shooting (photo, of course.)

One of the horses, out of the reach of the shade of the tree, is either sleeping, or may have fallen.
Chief Joseph Nez Pierce oversees his valley and Granite Dells noting that white settlers have built a permanent looking shelter on his tribal lands.
The cabin needing and getting some much needed repairs. Either that or this is a crime scene.

Peeking out from the front porch, occupants could clearly see the imposing statue of Chief Nez Pierce, and quake.

Chief Nez Pierce as seen from the front porch.
Barbed wire was the symbol of the end of the prairie, free grazing, and a way of life of the native Americans.

I’ll leave you with a shot of the Chief gazing into the future. I doubt if he could have envisioned this sight in the future.

From one tiny cabin in the middle of acres to the growth of the city of Prescott.

See you all on Friday for PPAC #7 here on Always Write. Also, I’d love to have you get ready for #WQWWC topic of EXCITING coming up on Wednesday or link your response to this week’s #WQWWC to RELAX.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND DON’T FORGET TO CHALLENGE – PHOTO & WRITING CHALLENGES OF YOUR CHOOSING. 🙂

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38 responses to “PPAC #6: Art on Hwy 89 Phippen Art Museum”

  1. Alison Avatar
    Alison

    The scrap metal horses are so clever ..coincidentally I recently posted a horse made of scrap metal. These sculptors are very clever

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      I think I saw it. Don’t you love what people can do with scraps?

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      1. Alison Avatar
        Alison

        Yes, some people are just so talented

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        1. Marsha Avatar
          Marsha

          100% agreement here.

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  2. Mama Cormier Avatar
    Mama Cormier

    You’re right Marsha, these scrap metal horses are amazing. Here is the link for my scrap metal tractor. https://mamacormier.com/2021/07/25/sculpture-saturday-july-24-2021/

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Thanks so much. I love that kind of sculpture. I just love rusty old equipment – anything with wheels and paddles, chains are nice, too.

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  3. Denyse Whelan Blogs Avatar
    Denyse Whelan Blogs

    You made it in time to link up for Life This Week, Marsha! What an interesting array of public art. We so need to learn more about first inhabitants of our land too and gradually we are getting there. I pay my respects to them on my blog in a statement that I added about a year ago.

    Thank you for being part of this week’s Life This Week link up. I enjoy seeing the posts linked by the community of friendly bloggers every Monday …and you are one of those. Next week’s optional prompt is Question. I hope to see you then. Denyse.

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Thanks Denise. My life should calm down in a week or so, so I’ll try to be more consistent.

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  4. Jim Borden Avatar
    Jim Borden

    how wonderful to come across such works of art in out of the way places!

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      I know, Jim. Just sitting along the highway. It’s amazing. I do hope you get to visit us.

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      1. Jim Borden Avatar
        Jim Borden

        fingers crossed!

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        1. Marsha Avatar
          Marsha

          🤓

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  5. Cee Neuner Avatar
    Cee Neuner

    First off, I love how you copied the featured list…I may have to follow along and do the same here out.

    I love the metal horses and the saddle over the mailbox. They are my pick from your wonderful photos. 😀 😀

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      That was a streak of slapping myself in the face – Why haven’t I done this all along? Plus, I went back to congratulate them all and realized I missed one person’s post. I don’t know how I do that, so it’s great to be partners. I loved the same ones, too. Those horses were far away, and quite a bumpy walk to get closer. I was holding up two wonderful patient ladies who allowed me to shoot the pictures before our hike. I could have taken more shots. But that was plenty for one post.

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  6. Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com Avatar
    Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com

    I love the horses made from scrap metal!

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Aren’t they amazing, Janis. I’ll have to go back and get them up close and personal. 🙂

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  7. Teresa Avatar
    Teresa

    These are impressive and are full of history.

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Thanks Teresa. It was a fun photo shoot.

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  8. Toonsarah Avatar
    Toonsarah

    I love those horses – they remind me a bit of the one we saw at the Recycled Spirits place near Mount Rainier: https://www.toonsarah-travels.blog/recycled-spirits-of-iron-ex-nihilo/. It’s amazing what people can create from objects that most of us would just throw away!

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      I know. I am such a thrower awayer. I save things thinking I will use them, but eventually I either throw them away or give them to someone who really is creative.

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      1. Toonsarah Avatar
        Toonsarah

        I know what you mean, but I’m learning that I rarely do use the things so try not to hoard so much these days

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        1. Marsha Avatar
          Marsha

          We downsized, so we are trying as well.

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    2. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      I wonder if he grew up with my first husband. He went to school in Seattle and graduated from Ballard High School.

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      1. Toonsarah Avatar
        Toonsarah

        It’s possible I guess!

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        1. Marsha Avatar
          Marsha

          Never know until I look him up. He looks younger.

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          1. Toonsarah Avatar
            Toonsarah

            Let me know!

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          2. Marsha Avatar
            Marsha

            I will!

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  9. Norah Avatar
    Norah

    Those metal horses are impressive and Chief Joseph Nez Pierce has quite a view.

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Yes, he does. Prescott has the most astounding collection of rock formations. It is already in the mountains, but the Granite Dells are unique to this area – just as unusual as Sedona’s rocks or the Grand Canyon’s gorge. You must come visit! 🙂

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      1. Norah Avatar
        Norah

        That would be wonderful, Marsha. One day perhaps, when travel is allowed again.

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        1. Marsha Avatar
          Marsha

          That would be wonderful. 🙂

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  10. restlessjo Avatar
    restlessjo

    Hi Marsha! Many thanks for the link. Those scrap metal horses are so soulful. I love them!

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    1. Marsha Avatar
      Marsha

      Aren’t they so amazing, Jo? Horses with no souls looking more soulful than horses with souls, if horses have souls, I guess. You are welcome for the link. Had I been choosing, I couldn’t have resisted the smile in your first picture. You had an amazing post full of fabulous art. We take turns choosing, but that gives us two times to promote our participants. I don’t think I did it the first few times, so I will go back at some point and add them. I’m still learning and experimenting at being a host. 🙂

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      1. restlessjo Avatar
        restlessjo

        You do a great job as hostess, Marsha. Always so full of enthusiasm. So wonderful to have James here!

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        1. Marsha Avatar
          Marsha

          Thanks, Jo. I enjoy hosting. I find I’m missing some of the entries, though, so it’s great to have Cee to work with. Between the two of us we catch everyone. I go back to the people I missed thanks to her. 🙂

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          1. restlessjo Avatar
            restlessjo

            Yes, I’ve been caught out a few times too 🤗💕

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          2. Marsha Avatar
            Marsha

            Challenge hosting is an art. You have mastered it well even though you say yours is not a challenge. People love to link. I think there is something about the idea of weekly walks that gets people’s creative juices running. (Especially those of us who walk.)

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            restlessjo

            🤗💕

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