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IN PLACE - Sandra the Squirrel

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Sandra the Squirrel is part of the 2019 IN PLACE initiative, which designated $45,000 for community cleanup and public art. Mallory Burka created Sandra the Squirrel on April 13, 2019, during a cleanup of Kanawha City. The piece depicts and oversized cartoon squirrel wearing a cowboy hat and playing a banjo. It shares space near MacCorkle Avenue with the Kanawha City Welcome Sign. Burka grew up in Charleston and has remained active as an artist and community arts organizer.

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Sandra the Squirrel

Shrub, Evergreen, Flightless bird, Garden

Sources

Burka, Mallory. Resume, Artistic Creations by Mallory Burka. Accessed January 20th 2021. https://malloryburka.wixsite.com/mysite/resume.

Charleston putting new "face" on landscape with in-place mural projects, WCHS. April 19th 2019. Accessed January 20th 2021. https://wchstv.com/news/local/charleston-putting-new-face-on-landscape-with-in-place-mural-projects.

Eye of the Beholder: Public art fits in seamlessly around Charleston, Charleston Gazette-Mail. June 23rd 2019. Accessed January 20th 2021. https://www.wvgazettemail.com/life/eye-of-the-beholder-public-art-fits-in-seamlessly-around-charleston/article_2a10c3f6-315e-5004-b895-8d6d9797d752.html.

Public Art to be Installed During City-Wide Clean Up, Charleston WV. Accessed January 20th 2021. https://charlestonwv.gov/news-items/thu-04182019-1557/public-art-clean.

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Office of Public Art, Charleston WV. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://gisweb.cityofcharleston.org/storymaps/arttour/#.

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