erika nelson

Really Real: Manipulation of Perception in Artist-Built Attractions

Society for Commercial Archeology Journal, Vol. 39, No. 1, Spring 2021

This paper was originally presented at a Society for Commercial Archeology conference in Wisconsin Dells, WI., then expanded for publicaiton in the Society’s Journal. A comparative essay on the treatment of space in roadside attractions built by artists, the work includes the following sites:  
   
  •         House on the Rock, Spring Green WI
  •         Abita Mystery House, Abita Springs LA
  •         Tinkertown, Sandia Park NM
  •         Witches Gulch, Wisconsin Dells WI


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