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Jerry Hall's House
1402 E. Water St.
STAFF PICK: Since 1982, Jerry Hall has been soldering
scary water-heater animals, happy muffler people and other bizarre
scrap-metal beings to proudly present in his yard at the corner
of Water Street and Highland Avenue. The landscaper originally
created the art as a therapeutic way to ward off loneliness after
a painful divorce; but that's all changed. Now not only do gawkers
continuously stop by to visit (thus ending the loneliness), but
the sculptures command a respectable price in a local art gallery.
You might say Jerry's become a popular guy, but it certainly hasn't
gone to his head: If you're nice and you visit at a decent hour
(like during the early evening on a weekday), there's a good chance
he'll give you a tour which includes the incredible back
yard. Nobody walks away unamazed by this folk-art paradise, where
water-spewing metal elephants and wok-pan turtles coexist peacefully
alongside a miniature mining town. Jerry Hall's critter-filled
world is a triumph of imagination. If you miss it, you're denying
yourself one of Tucson's most unpretentious artistic treasures.
STAFF PICK: Since 1982, Jerry Hall has been soldering
scary water-heater animals, happy muffler people and other bizarre
scrap-metal beings to proudly present in his yard at the corner
of Water Street and Highland Avenue. The landscaper originally
created the art as a therapeutic way to ward off loneliness after
a painful divorce; but that's all changed. Now not only do gawkers
continuously stop by to visit (thus ending the loneliness), but
the sculptures command a respectable price in a local art gallery.
You might say Jerry's become a popular guy, but it certainly hasn't
gone to his head: If you're nice and you visit at a decent hour
(like during the early evening on a weekday), there's a good chance
he'll give you a tour which includes the incredible back
yard. Nobody walks away unamazed by this folk-art paradise, where
water-spewing metal elephants and wok-pan turtles coexist peacefully
alongside a miniature mining town. Jerry Hall's critter-filled
world is a triumph of imagination. If you miss it, you're denying
yourself one of Tucson's most unpretentious artistic treasures.