The Orange Show, Folk art installation in East End Houston, United States.
The Orange Show is a folk art environment in Houston, Texas, built by mail carrier Jeff McKissack on a small suburban lot near his house and named for his favorite fruit. Its white-painted concrete and brick walls carry red trim and the red capital letters "THE ORANGE SHOW"; above ground level a red and yellow metal framework supports walkways, wheels and a small tower, with a yellow canopy roof on thin poles and three flags on the roof. A blue metal gate with vertical bars is set into the wall at center-right, and a yellow pole with green metal leaves stands beside a palm-like plant in front.
Jeff McKissack, a mail carrier, turned a small suburban lot near his Houston house into a folk art installation he named The Orange Show, after his favorite fruit. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. Since 1980 it has operated as the non-profit Orange Show Center for Visionary Art.
The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art maintains the site while organizing art workshops, music performances, storytelling sessions, and the Houston Art Car Parade.
This art environment sits in a residential neighborhood and welcomes visitors to explore it at their own pace. You should wear comfortable shoes since there are many stairs and uneven pathways throughout.
The creator was a retired postal worker with no formal artistic training who followed his personal vision entirely. His commitment was so strong that he devoted the majority of his life to building it.
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