Signs as Yard art in Amarillo, Texas

Bibliographic Data

ID4489579
AuthorsJennifer S Evans‐cowley, Jennifer Evans-Cowley (0000-0002-7052-282X), Jack L Nasar (0000-0002-8214-8257)
Year2003
Volume93
Issue1
Pages97-113
Publication date2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeographical Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1931-0846.2003.tb00022.x
OpenAlexW2107954806
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited21

The city of Amarillo, Texas, is unusual in that more than 5,000 art objects in the form of signs are displayed on individual properties. These signs represent a unique partnership between the public and a wealthy individual, Stanley Marsh 3, who subsidizes them. Through a field survey of 723 signs and a questionnaire mailed to 98 residents with signs in their yards, we explored use of the signs for communal and individual expression. The field survey found a higher concentration of signs in low‐ and moderate‐income neighborhoods and in Hispanic areas than in high‐income and non‐Hispanic neighborhoods. The questionnaire revealed that residents used signs for both individual and communal expression and that most residents with signs liked them. Dissatisfaction among a small percentage of residents with signs suggested that the vast number of signs may have compromised their initial uniqueness

Business · Cartography · Field survey · General partnership · Geography · Signs and symptoms · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Vital signs · Yard · Finance · Medicine · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Public Spaces through Art · Surgery · Urban Green Space and Health

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