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Garage d’Art: The Playful World of Johnston’s Auto Paint & Body Works

Title: Garage d’Art: The Playful World of Johnston’s Auto Paint & Body Works

Photographer/s: Jeff Bagato

Date of publication: 2010

Place of publication: Merrifield, VA

Dimensions: 7.5 in x 7.5 in

Type of binding: paperback, perfect bound

Number of pages: 54

Number of pictures: 36

Printer: Lulu.com

Publisher: Panic Research Press

Designer: Jeff Bagato

Language: English

ISBN: 978-0-557-70514-6

Category: POD

Price: $15.00

Summary: For over three decades, the drivers who passed through the busy intersection of Gallows Road and Lee Highway in Northern Virginia were treated to the sight of a playful wonderland on the corner. Piled with whimsical statues and hung with odd artworks that hinted at simpler times, Johnston’s Auto Paint and Body Works crossed a junkyard with a sculpture garden and an outsider art gallery for the delight of all who saw it. From the cement snowman in a corner balustrade to the painting of an Indian shooting a buffalo with a bow and arrow, the garage combined business and pleasure. Since Johnston’s Garage was bulldozed in 2008 to accommodate a highway expansion, the 36 photos in this book are the only way to revisit its magic.

Date and place of birth of photographer/s: 1964, Virginia

Website: www.panicresearch.com

Donated by: Jeff Bagato

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Published on January 7, 2012 3:05 pm.
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