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From: Shay
Subject: Houston's most impressive, most enormous, most enduring art installation
Date: 5 Jul 2018 16:05:01
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1987 was a big year for Houston:







installed on Houston intersections and multiple human-shaped route markers
painted in the streets. Participants could pick up Human Tour maps at the
Houston Public Library.


of the original brochure from 1987. The Human Tour is impressive, enormous, and


https://shayallenhill.wordpress.com/2018/07/01/the-human-tour/



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From: Shay
Subject: Re: Houston's most impressive, most enormous, most enduring art installatio=
Date: 9 Jul 2018 14:05:09
Message: <web.5b43a331694104a22c3d0b9a0@news.povray.org>
"Shay" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> 1987 was a big year for Houston:





>

> installed on Houston intersections and multiple human-shaped route markers
> painted in the streets. Participants could pick up Human Tour maps at the
> Houston Public Library.
>

> of the original brochure from 1987. The Human Tour is impressive, enormous, and

>
> https://shayallenhill.wordpress.com/2018/07/01/the-human-tour/
>


My 2016 render. GPS on pavement.


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Houston's most impressive, most enormous, most enduring art installatio=
Date: 9 Jul 2018 14:18:23
Message: <5b43a6ef$1@news.povray.org>
On 09/07/2018 19:02, Shay wrote:
> "Shay" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
>> 1987 was a big year for Houston:





>>

>> installed on Houston intersections and multiple human-shaped route markers
>> painted in the streets. Participants could pick up Human Tour maps at the
>> Houston Public Library.
>>

>> of the original brochure from 1987. The Human Tour is impressive, enormous, and

>>
>> https://shayallenhill.wordpress.com/2018/07/01/the-human-tour/
>>

> 
> My 2016 render. GPS on pavement.
> 

Still as mad as a hatter, Shay. ;)
Keep up the good work. :)

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Regards
     Stephen


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: Houston's most impressive, most enormous, most enduring art installatio=
Date: 9 Jul 2018 19:34:15
Message: <5b43f0f7$1@news.povray.org>
On Mon, 09 Jul 2018 14:02:26 -0400, Shay wrote:

> "Shay" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
>> 1987 was a big year for Houston:
>> • Wortham Theater Center;
>> • Menil Collection;
>> • Art Car Parade;
>> • George R. Brown convention center; and • The Human Tour.
>>
>> The last has been—sadly—mostly forgotten. In 1987, there were five
>> brass plaques installed on Houston intersections and multiple
>> human-shaped route markers painted in the streets. Participants could
>> pick up Human Tour maps at the Houston Public Library.
>>
>> There’s no original (from me) content at this link, just a digital
>> presentation of the original brochure from 1987. The Human Tour is
>> impressive, enormous, and enduring, but it’s easy to miss.
>>
>> https://shayallenhill.wordpress.com/2018/07/01/the-human-tour/
>>
>> I’ve walked the tour three times and biked it once.
> 
> My 2016 render. GPS on pavement.

Cool.  I saw your blog post on this as well - really interesting. :)



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besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw


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