Don Featherstone | |
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| Born | Donald Featherstone January 25, 1936 Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 2015 (aged 79) Fitchburg, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | Plastic flamingo |
| Awards | Ig Nobel – Art Prize 1996 Plastic flamingo [1] |
Donald Featherstone (January 25, 1936 – June 22, 2015) was an American artist most widely known for his 1957 creation of the plastic pink flamingo while working for Union Products.[2] Featherstone resided in Fitchburg, Massachusetts,[3] where he kept 57 plastic flamingos on his back lawn.[4] Featherstone and his wife Nancy dressed alike for over 35 years.[3]
- ^ "Improbable Research". improbable.com. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ Featherstone, D. and Herzing, T., The Original Pink Flamingos: Splendor on the Grass, Schiffer Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-7643-0963-3
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