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Orange Show Film!

(Please Note: The film is formatted for Windows Media Player and may take a moment to download since it's 8 MB. Rest assured it's just a moment and it's well worth the short wait!!!)
Special thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts and IMAGE Resources Group.

The Orange Show Monument

The Orange Show is a folk-art environment - a monumental work of handmade architecture - in Houston's east end. It was built single handedly from 1956 until its completion in 1979, by the late Jefferson Davis McKissack, Houston postal worker. The outdoor 3,000 square foot monument is maze like in design and includes an oasis, a wishing well, a pond, a stage, a museum, a gift shop, and several upper decks. It is constructed of concrete, brick, steel and found objects including gears, tiles, wagon wheels, mannequins, tractor seats and statuettes.

Jeff McKissack's creation extols the virtues of his favorite fruit and encourages visitors of all ages to follow his theories relating health and longevity to good nutrition, hard work and eating oranges. The Orange Show is one of the most important folk art environments in the United States.

SPRING HOURS FOR
MONUMENT TOURS
Mid March to Memorial Day
Saturdays and Sundays
noon to 5 pm
Please note that the Orange Show is closed on Art Car Parade day, Saturday, May 9, 2009

SUMMER HOURS FOR
MONUMENT TOURS
Between Memorial Day and August 1
Wednesdays - Fridays
9 am to 1 pm
Saturdays and Sundays
noon to 5 pm

FALL HOURS FOR
MONUMENT TOURS
Aug 23 to Mid-December
Saturdays and Sundays noon to 5 pm
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ORANGE SHOW MONUMENT WILL BE OPEN ON THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1, FROM NOON TO 5PM

Office Hours
Monday thru Friday, 9:30am to 5:30pm