THE
AMERICAN DREAM
Ice Cream Parlour, Tucumcari, New Mexico
Size: 800mm height, 240mm width
construction: polystyrene, styrene sheet, foamex board, filler, copper wire
finish: acrylic paint, ink, oil paint, chalk pastel
Ken's Ice Cream opened in 1979, with the sign existing with and without the ice cream throughout its history. In the early 21st Century, the ice cream was installed on the ground next to the sign, and the sign existed as such until the establishment closed in December 2018.