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| Title: | Mythic Obsession
: The World of Dr Evermor |
| Author: | Tom Kupsh |
| ISBN: | 1556527608 : 9781556527609 |
| Illustrations: | colour & b/w photos |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 196 |
| Weight: | .556 Kg. |
| Published: | IPG (Chicago Review Press) - September 2008 |
| List Price: | 17.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Biography & autobiography: general: Individual artists: Other graphic art forms |
When the time is right (and only Dr Evermor will know when) the famous, enigmatic scientist will climb the winding staircase of the Forevertron and enter its egg-shaped travel chamber, power up the dynamos and flip on the thrusters, and fly away on a "highball to heaven," propelled by an electromagnetic lighting force beam. Or so the story goes. Anyone who's spent any time at the elaborate visionary environment created by Tom Every has heard some variation of the Evermor myth. Lesser known is the story behind the story, the fascinating history of this one-of-a-kind creative spirit. From a very early age Every collected, modified, and resold cast-off industrial material. His work as a salvager led him to Alex Jordan Jr., creator of the House on the Rock. In addition to hundreds of whimsical welded sculptures, he poured most of his effort into the Forevertron, the world's largest sculpture built by a single person. In the process, Every discovered his alter ego: Dr Evermor. With the full participation of Tom and Eleanor Every, Every's amazing life is keenly documented, including never published family photos, sketches, and personal memories. What emerges is a detailed portrait of a unique self-taught artist.
