Hobo Installation

The Hobo Symbol Installation showcased a handmade cigar box guitar being played in the “campsite” area, along with re-creations of hobo art such as the “notched art box” and the Hobo Symbols painting that depicts marks used by hobo travelers.

^{The musician plays the Cigarbox guitar at Installation Hobo campsite.}

^{Detail of cigar box guitar made by Lily and Corey Stretz for the installation.}

^{Musician entertains in the Hobo camp}

^{Re-creation of the whittling-notch art hobos of the depression-era would make and sell.}

^{As seen from the front window – the empty camp with cards on the bench, railroad tracks, and cigar guitar.}

^{Hobo symbols mark mixed media on cupboard doors. Some of the symbols depicted are “man with a gun lives here”, “good place to catch a train” and many more.}