LizArt Live! Auction at Orlando City Hall
Dublin Core
Title
LizArt Live! Auction at Orlando City Hall
Alternative Title
LizArt Live! Auction
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Art--Florida
Statues
Art auctions
City halls
Description
The LizArt Live! auction at Orlando City Hall, located at 400 South Orange Avenue, in Downtown Orlando, Florida 2002. The statues range between 5 feet and six inches in height to seven feet and six inches in length. The lizard statues were originally located at various places in Orlando, such as the Orlando Centroplex, Lake Eola, the Expo Centre, and the Cultural Corridor, CityWalk at Universal Studios Orlando, the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando International Airport, Leu Gardens, and Loch Haven Park.
The LizArt project was inspired by Chicago's cows on Parade, which was modeled after a public art project in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1998. Other cities have held similar projects, such as Cincinnati's pigs, Lexington's horses, Buffalo's buffalo, Virginia Beach's mermaids, New Orleans' fish, and Rhode Island's potato heads. The LizArt was auctioned on January 31, 2002.
The LizArt project was inspired by Chicago's cows on Parade, which was modeled after a public art project in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1998. Other cities have held similar projects, such as Cincinnati's pigs, Lexington's horses, Buffalo's buffalo, Virginia Beach's mermaids, New Orleans' fish, and Rhode Island's potato heads. The LizArt was auctioned on January 31, 2002.
Creator
Cook, Thomas
Source
Original color digital images by Thomas Cook, January 31, 2002: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
Date Created
2002-01-31
Contributor
Cook, Thomas
Is Part Of
Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
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Medium
11 color digital images
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orlando City Hall, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Geography Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Thomas Cook and published by RICHES of Central Florida.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Thomas Cook and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
Maupin, Elizabeth. Lizards Slither Into Downtown Orlando: The City This Week Will Unleash Lizart, With 49 Creatures Headed To Sidewalks And Parks." The Orlando Sentinel, October 16, 2000. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2000-10-16/news/0010160288_1_lizards-mike-conrad-stand-tall.
Maupin, Elizabeth. "Auction To Make Lizards Cash Cows For Culture: Public Sale Of The Playful Sculptures Will Benefit Downtown Arts District." The Orlando Sentinel, September 14, 2001. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2001-09-14/lifestyle/0109130382_1_lizards-downtown-arts-district-robinson.
Krueger, Jill. "Lizards away! Auction sells off LizArt!" Orlando Business Journal, February, 1, 2002. http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2002/01/28/daily45.html?page=all.
Transcript
CITY
400
400
MAGIC
107.7
107.7
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
11 color digital images
Collection
Citation
Cook, Thomas, “LizArt Live! Auction at Orlando City Hall,” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2222.