Object Details
- Artist
- Mike Wilkins, born Durham, NC 1959
- Publication Label
- In a show of American ingenuity, Mike Wilkins utilized a collection of vanity license plates to phonetically spell out the preamble to the US Constitution in abbreviated script. All fifty states and the District of Columbia are represented in alphabetical order. Though the plates rarely make sense on their own, together they re-create one of the greatest documents in American history. This work represents the meaning of the phrase "the United States" with a fun twist.
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: Commemorative Guide. Nashville, TN: Beckon Books, 2015.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A.
- 1987
- Object number
- 1988.39
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- painted metal on vinyl and wood
- Dimensions
- 96 x 96 in. (243.8 x 243.8 cm.)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, W330
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- History\United States\Constitution
- Architecture\vehicle\detail
- Record ID
- saam_1988.39
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a6868f56-12a7-4170-be86-fd74e9129db0
