Bodie Lat 38.21354, Long 119.0156

Name/Title

Bodie Lat 38.21354, Long 119.0156

Entry/Object ID

SC.23

Collection

Studio Art Quilt Associates

Made/Created

Artist

Roberta Lagomarsini

Dimensions

Height

37 in

Width

25 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Artist Commentary

Label

Bodie State Park was a gold mining town located in Mono County, California, right at the state line. The quilt’s topo map sky shows Aurora, Nevada, as this area was originally assigned to California and named as the Mono County seat. Later, Aurora was found to actually be in Nevada. The Bodie mine was in production until 1942, when everyone walked away, leaving everything behind, now preserved in a state of “arrested decay” for visitors.