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Greg Durbin Sherman George
Description
Humanities and Social Sciences Film, Audio, Video and Digital Art Leonard Knight interview as he talks about history of the original “God is Love” balloon in Vermont 20 years ago - "The balloon rotted out on me, I made it too big… so I started putting it on the side of the mountain.” Also talks about his life in Kansas. Visitor from Canada stops by to see Leonard; cutaway MS of the mountain as the sinner’s prayer and “God Is Love” is seen painted on surface of mountain. More music with Davey Lopez, this time at swap meet during daytime as he plays trumpet and stands in front of his ‘music wagon.’ Songs include “Her Memory Is Only Minutes Old,” “Slab City Song,” “Welfare Check.” Quality of audio and video is generally good. UC San Diego Library, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0175 (https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/contact)
Type
moving image
Format
Videotape; 21 minutes, 40 seconds
Form/Genre
documentaries video recordings
Identifier
ark:/20775/bb9557983j
Language
English
Subject
Balloons (aircraft) Recreational vehicles Musicians Outsider art Flea markets Steel guitars Christianity Salvation Mountain Roads Paintings (visual works) Artists Deserts Concrete slabs Landscapes (environments) Campgrounds Camping trailers Performing artists Military camps Trumpets (aerophones) Periodic markets Interviews Sculpture (visual work) Crosses Alternative lifestyles Documentaries Video recordings Salton Sea, California, United States Niland, Imperial, California, United States Knight, Leonard, 1931-
Place
Salton Sea, California, United States Niland, Imperial, California, United States
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