Sabato (Simon) Rodia, Watts Towers

Sabato (Simon) Rodia (1875-1965)

Los Angeles, California
Kenneth Fox, Great Statues of Auburn

Dr. Kenneth Fox DDS

Auburn, California
Pierre Avezard, Le Manège (The Merry-go-round)

Pierre Avezard (1909-1992)

Dicy, France
Silvio Barile, Italian-American Museum

Silvio Barile (1938-2019)

Redford Charter Township, Michigan
Peter Buch, El jardí de Peter

Peter Buch (b. 1938)

Spain
Serafín Villarán, with Luis Miguel Fernández & Yolanda Villarán López, El Castillo de las Cuevas (The Castle of the Caves)

Serafín Villarán (March 14, 1935–December 21, 1998) with Luis Miguel Fernández and Yolanda Villarán López

Cebolleros, Spain
Samuel Mirelez, Little Masterpieces (Birdhouse yard show)

Samuel Mirelez (1928-2007)

San Antonio, Texas
Dr. Charles Smith, African-American Heritage Museum and Black Veterans Archive

Dr. Charles Smith (born 11/22/1940)

Hammond, Louisiana
Nek Chand, Children’s Museum

Nek Chand (15 December 1924 - 12 June 2015)

Washington, District of Columbia
Prum, Skinny Girl TV Repair, aka Prum’s TV Clinic

Prum (b. ca. 1950)

Tempe, Arizona
Anna & Wayne Wolfer, Eaglemount Rockeries

Anna & (b. 1904?) Wayne Wolfer (d. 1978?)

Port Townsend, Washington
Boyce Luther Gulley, Mystery Castle

Boyce Luther Gulley (1883-1945)

Phoenix, Arizona
Herman A. Rusch, Prairie Moon Museum and Sculpture Garden

Herman A. Rusch (1885-1985)

Cochrane, Wisconsin
Leonard Knight, Salvation Mountain

Leonard Knight 1931-2014

Niland, California
Julio Basanta, Casa de Dios (House of God)

Julio Basanta (1933-2018)

Épila, Spain
Sanford Darling, House of a 1000 Paintings

Sanford Darling (1894-1973)

Santa Barbara, California
Vojtech Kopic, Kopicova skalni galerie (Kopic's sculpted rocks)

Vojtech Kopic (1909-1978

Kacanovy, Czech Republic
Harvey Smith Ladew II, Topiary Gardens

Harvey Smith Ladew II (1887-1976)

4, Marshall, Maryland
Gerald Finot, Le jardin des deux mondes (Garden of the two worlds)

Gerald Finot (b. 1954)

Quatre-Champs, France
Reynolds home environment

Reynolds

Big Rock, Arkansas
Jeff McKissack, Orange Show

Jeff McKissack (1902-1980)

Houston, Texas
Howard McDaniel, Life of Christ Museum and Coal Chapel

Howard McDaniel (b. 1932)

Tygart, West Virginia
William Clark, Junk Yard Robots

William “Robot Man” Clark (b. 1956)

Buena, New Jersey
André Pailloux, Moulins a vents (Whirligigs)

André Pailloux (born 1943)

Brem-sur-Mer, France
Filippo Bentivegna, Castello Incantado [Enchanted Castle]

Filippo Bentivegna (1888-1967)

Sciacca, Italy
Arthur Vanabelle, La ferme aux avions (The Farm With the Planes)

Arthur Vanabelle (b. 1922)

Steenwerck, France
Irene Gibson Hall, Garden

Irene Gibson Hall

Eufaula, Oklahoma
John Ehn, Old Trapper’s Lodge

John Ehn (1897-1981)

Los Angeles, California
Jack Ellsworth, Rock Gardens

Jack Ellsworth (1899 – 1974)

International Falls, Minnesota
Elias F. Stenman, The Paper House

Elias F. Stenman (d. 1942)

Rockport, Massachusetts
Calvin & Ruby Black, Possum Trot

Calvin Black (1903-1972) and Ruby Black (1915-1980)

Barstow-Victorville, California
John Medica, Castles and Garden

John Medica

Santa Rosa, California
Jesse "Outlaw" Howard, Sorehead Hill

Jesse ‘Outlaw’ Howard (1885-1983)

West Fulton, Missouri
Josep Sala i Prat, Granja La Riviera [“The River” Farm]

Josep Sala i Prat (b.1928)

Borrassà, Spain
Alpo Koivumäki, Alpo's Savannah

Alpo Koivumäki (born 1939)

Kauhajoki, Finland
Angelo Nardone, Villa Capri

Angelo Nardone (b. 1933)

Nutley, New Jersey
Mathias Wernerus, Holy Ghost Park, popularly known as The Dickeyville Grotto

Mathias Wernerus (1873 – 1931)

Dickeyville, Wisconsin
José Foncillas Ribera

José Foncillas Ribera (b. 1928)

Barbastro, Spain
Giovanni Cammarata, La Casa del Cavaliere (The House of the Knight)

Giovanni Cammarata (1914-2002)

Messina, Italy
Clyde Jones, Jungle Boy Zoo or Haw River Animal Crossing

Clyde Jones (b. 1938)

Pittsboro, North Carolina

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