Handouts with snapshots taken
of images seen on television,
printed in 1982-84

          Surrogates on Location – Incidental to the Action
          Webpage version

Handouts with photocopies taken
of pictures seen in books, magazines, and newspapers,
copied in 1982-84

          Surrogates on Location – Incidental to the Action
          Webpage version

   

Supplemental Notes on
The Dog From Pompei Project, 1991

 Some Notes on the History of the
      The Dog From Pompei project, the 79 AD
       Mount Vesuvius volcano eruption, and the
       plaster casts made of the Pompeii Victims
  Webpage version

   

Supplemental Notes on
Lost Objects Project, 1991

           Some Notes on the context of the
               Lost Objects project, created in collaboration
               with the Carnegie Museum of Art and the
               Carnegie Museum of Natural History
          Webpage version

   

Supplemental Handouts
on the Natural Copies from the
Coal Mines of Eastern Utah Project

          Natural Copies from the Coal Mines of Eastern Utah
          Webpage version
                Supplemental Handouts for
                The Natural Copies from the
                Coal Mines of Central Utah Project

  Think of the Number of Steps that Were Taken Collectively by All of the Dinosaurs
  Late Cretaceous Coal Mine Tracks
  The Mystery Dinosaur Tracks
  Discovering Dinosaur Tracks by Sheer Luck
  Natural Casts of Fossil Tracks
  Historical Perspectives: Reprint from Dinosaur Tracks and Traces,
  Elite Tracks
  Underground Hazards
  Coal Mines as Localities for Studying Dinosaur Trace Fossils
  Dinosaur Footprints from a Coal Mine in East-central Utah
  Dinosaur Tracks in the Roofs of Coal Mines
  The College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum
  Dinosaur Tracks In Utah Coal Mines
  Dinosauropodes
  It can be Difficult to Determine the Exact Boundaries of a Footprint
  Assemblages Of Dinosaur Tracks
  Identifying the Track-Maker
  The Preservation Of Dinosaur Tracks: Simplified Model
  Dinosaur Tracks in the Field and Laboratory: Artificial Casts, Moulds and Replicas
  A Footprint as a History of Movement
  Footprints In The Sands Of Time
  Related Interest: Restoring the Cases Required Nearly as Much Work
      as Preserving the Artifacts: an Interview with Allan McCollum about
      the Natural Copies from the Coal Mines of Central Utah Project

   

Supplement Booklets for
THE EVENT: Petrified Lightning from Central Florida
(with Supplemental Didactics)

	1. JEFF HILL Nags Head and Fulgurite Originally published in Rocks and Minerals, November, 1945
	2. AMEET SACHDEV, Times Staff Writer; On The Trail Originally published in St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida July 12, 1998
	3. ROBERT W. WEBB, University of California, Santa Barbara; Lightning Strikes Twice...or More: Copper in Rock Tubes — a Desert Mystery Originally published in Mineral Information Service, California Geology, November, 1968
	4. J. C. ZEITNER Fulgurites Originally published in Lapidary Journal, April 4, 1982
	5. MATHILDA NEWMAN REED, Cave Creek Rockhound Club; Fulgurites While You Wait Originally published in Gems and Minerals, October, 1958
	6. FRED W. WRIGHT, Jr. Florida's Fantastic Fulgurite Find Originally published in Weatherwise, vol. 51, No. 4, Jul/Aug, 1998
	7. BILL MOLLER The Fascinating Fulgurites of Imperial Vallery Originally published in Mineralogical Society of Southern California, July, 1973
	8. CHARLES DARWIN Tubes Formed by Lightning Originally published in Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Various Countries Visited During the Voyage Round the World of HMS Beagle Under the Command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N. London, 1939 Chapter 3 - "Maldonado" [excerpt], Journal entry, July 26, 1832
	9. ASSOCIATED PRESS Lightning Bolt Created Record Mineral Discovery Originally published in St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, May 20, 1997
	10. MARY PATRICIA GAILLIOT Petrified Lightning: A Discussion of Sand Fulgurites Originally published in Rocks and Minerals, January / February, 1980
	11. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS Camp Blanding Military Reservation Description and History State of Florida Office of the Adjutant General, State Arsenal, St. Augustine, Florida 32084; Originally published in Annex H to Florida National Guard Circular 25-2
	12. General Notes Originally published in The American Naturalist,V. XXI, No.5
	13. J. S. DILLER Fulgurite from Mount Thielson Originally published in American Journal of Science,3rd ser., vol. 28, 1884
	14. F. BARROWS COLTON Lightning in Action Originally published in The National Geographic Magazine, June, 1950
	15. K. KUMAZAKI, International College Of Technology; K. NAITO, K. NAKAMURA, Nagoya Institute of Technology, K. HORIL, Yoyoda College Of Technology (Japan) Fulgurite and its Artificial Production in Laboratory Originally published in 8th International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering Proceedings, Volume 3, Yokohama, Japan August 23-27, 1993
	16. K. KUMAZAKI, International College Of Technology; K. NAITO, K. NAKAMURA, Nagoya Institute of Technology, K. HORIL, Yoyoda College Of Technology (Japan) Production of Artificial Fulgurite by Utilizing Rocket Triggered Lightning Originally published in 8th International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering Proceedings, Volume 3, Yokohama, Japan, August 23-27, 1993
	17. JULIAN J. PETTY The Origin and Occurance of Fulgurites in the Atlantic Coastal Plain Originally published in American Journal of Science, Fifth Series, Vol. XXXI, No. 183, March, 1936
	18. EUGENE MATTHEWS The Story of Starke Originally published in Bradford County Telegraph, Starke Centennial Issue May 3, 1957
	19. DANIEL J. ROBINSON References to Lightning in the Holy Bible Originally published at http://wvlightning.com/bible.html
	20. MARTIN A. UMAN Has Lightning Any Practical Use? Originally published in All About Lightning, Dover Publications, New York, 1986
	21. MARTIN A. UMAN How Does a Lightning Rod Work? Originally published in All About Lightning, Dover Publications, New York, 1986
	22. MARTIN A. UMAN Does a Stroke Between Cloud and Ground Travel Upwards or Downwards? Originally published in All About Lightning, Dover Publications, New York, 1986
	23. MARTIN A. UMAN Why Did Benjamin Franklin Fly the Kite? Originally published in All About Lightning, Dover Publications, New York, 1986
	24. MARTIN A. UMAN How Many People Are Killed By Lightning Each Year? Originally published in All About Lightning, Dover Publications, New York, 1986
	25. MARTIN A. UMAN How Long and How Wide is the Lightning Channel? Originally published in All About Lightning, Dover Publications, New York, 1986
	26. MARTIN A. UMAN What Would Happen if Lightning Were Eliminated? Originally published in All About Lightning, Dover Publications, New York, 1986
	27. WILLIAM R. NEWCOTT Encounters at Ground Zero Originally published in The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 184, No.1, July 1993, Dover Publications, New York, 1986
	28. GEORGE SWITZER and WILLIAM G. MELSON Origin and Composition of Rock Fulgurite Glass Originally published in The Earth Scientist No.9, 1972
	29. CHRISTOPHER A. LIBBY, Chief Instructor, Outward Bound, Mammoth Lakes, California; Fulgurite in the Sierra Nevada: An Update Originally published in California Geology, June, 1988
	30. AARON HOOVER, Engineering Writer, News & Public Affairs, University of Florida; Art Meets Science Originally published in Explore, Research at the University of Florida, Fall 1998, Vol. 3, No. 2
	31. WILLIAM B. PURDOM, Southern Oregon College, Ashland, Oregon; Fulgurites from Mount Thielsen Originally published in The Ore-Bin, v. 28, no. 9, Dec. 1966
	32. ALEXIS A. JULIEN, Southern Oregon College, Ashland, Oregon; A Study of the Structure of Fulgurites Originally published in Journal of Geology, Vol. 9, 1901
	33. REGINA A. LEE Fulgurites: "Paleo-Lightning" Remnants Originally published for Meteorology 4990, Dr. William Beasley, December 4, 1992
	34. B. SPONHOLZ, R. BAUMHAUER and P. FELIX-HENNINGSEN Fulgurites in the Southern Central Sahara, Republic of Niger and their Paleoenvironmental Significance Originally published in The Holocene, Vol. 3, No. 2. 1993
	35. MARCIA GOODGE, Telegraph Staff Writer, Regional News: Art and Science Become One for Artist Originally published in Bradford County Telegraph, Thursday, Sept. 11, 1997
	36. History of Camp Blanding Originally published by Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park
	37. Camp Blanding Wildlife Management Area Originally published by State Armory Board Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, 1997-98 Regulations Summary and Area Map
	38. CHRISTOPHER A. LIBBY, Chief Instructor, Outward Bound, Mammoth Lakes, California; Fulgurite in the Sierra Nevada Originally published in California Geology, November, 1986
	39. WILLIAM H. HOBBS A Spiral Fulgurite from Wisconsin Originally published in American Journal of Science, Fourth Series, Vol. VII, No. 43, July,1899
	40. MICHELLE ROGERS Starke Mines Originally published at http://www.valdosta.edu/~mmitchel/hon399/michelle.htm
	41. JEFF HILL Something New in Fulgurites Originally published in Rocks and Minerals, October, 1947
	42. MICHAEL MASTERS Production of Fulgurites in the Earth Using Triggered Lightning Originally published by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida
	43. ELIZABETH ANNE Lightning Strike - My Story Originally published in Kids' Lightning Information and Safety, by Miss Sabrina Harwood, at http://www.azstarnet.com/anubis/zapstory.htm
	44. CINDY TULLY Russ McCarty: Paleontologist Interview Originally published in The Tampa Tribune's Art Links II: Illuminations, September, 1998
	45. WASSILY KANDINSKY Sudden Illuminations, Like Lightning Originally published in Reminiscenses [excerpt], 1913
	46. BENJAMIN WHORF The Flashing and the Light are the Same Originally published in The Theosophist (Madras, India), January, 1942. Excerpted from the essay: Language, Mind, and Reality
	47. PETER E. VIEMEISTER Petrified Lightning Originally published in The Lightning Book, The MIT Press, 1983
	48. FRANK RUTLEY, F.G.S. On Fulgurites from Griqualand West Originally published in Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, Vol. X., No. 48, 1894 (Read, October 24th, 1893)
	49. AUSTIN F. ROGERS, Stanford University; Sand Fulgurites with Enclosed Lechatelierite from Riverside County, California Originally published in Journal of Geology, volume 54, no. 2
	50. CINDY TULLY Dan Cordier: Geologist Interview Originally published in The Tampa Tribune's Art Links II: Illuminations, September, 1998
	51. JADE DELLINGER Dennis Dunn: Plant Manager, Sand Creations Interview Exerpted from interview with Dennis Dunn, Sanford, Florida, May 21, 1998
	52. ALLAN McCOLLUM Dan Cordier: Geologist Interview Interview with Dan Cordier, Geologist, E. I. du Pont, August 6, 1998
	53. ALLAN McCOLLUM and JADE DELLINGER Robbie Land: Photographer Interview Excerpted from Interview with Robbie Land, August 20, 1998
	54. JADE DELLINGER Allan McCollum: Artist Interview Excerpted from Interview with Allan McCollum, New York City, September 1, 1998
	55. HELEN MOLESWORTH and ALLAN McCOLLUM Martin Uman: Electrical Engineer Interview Excerpted from Interview with Dr. Martin Uman, Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, August 14, 1998
	56. C. M. RILEY An Iron Fulgurite from Nebraska Originally published in The Nebraska State Museum Bulletin, Vol. 4, Number 5, September, 1959
	57. HAROLD J. COOK Manganese Fulgurites Originally published in The Nebraska State Museum Bulletin, Vol. 1, Number 5, June, 1925
	58. ABRAM E. ANDERSON Sand Fulgurites from Nebraska, Their Structure and Formative Factors Originally published in The Nebraska State Museum Bulletin, Vol. 1, Number 7, June, 1925
	59. ALFRED LACROIX, Secrétaire Perpétual de l'Académie des Sciences; Nouvelles Observations sur les Fulgurites du Sahara (D'après les collections recueillies par F. Jacquet) Originally published in Extrait du Bulletin no. 6 du Service des Mines de l'AOF, Dakar, 1942
	60. Compiled by ALLAN MCCOLLUM and KRISTEN WELSH Bibliography: Selected Writings on Lightning and Fulgurites Originally published for The Event: Petrified Lightning from Central Florida (with Supplemental Didactics), a project by Allan McCollum
	61. ALLAN MCCOLLUM Thanks Originally published for The Event: Petrified Lightning from Central Florida with Supplemental Didactics, A Project by Allan McCollum
	62. Compiled by F.L. PIRKLE and D.A. PODMEYER Zircon: Origin and Uses Originally published in Transactions, Vol. 292, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.
	63. CAL MASSEY Du Pont Provided Major Boost in Transition Period Originally published in Bradford County Telegraph, July 26, 1979
	64. RICK CHESHIRE, University of Florida Student Journalist; Starke Became...Boomtown U.S.A. in Blanding Era Originally published in Bradford County Telegraph, July 26, 1979
	65. ALLAN McCOLLUM, Interview with Jade Dellinger, Independent Curator, September 21, 1998 (via e-mail) Originally published for The Event: Petrified Lightning from Central Florida (with Supplemental Didactics), a project by Allan McCollum
	66. FOSSIL LIGHTNING, by staff writer; Originally published in Discover, Vol. 16, No.4, April 1995

   

Supplement Handouts for
Signs of the Imperial Valley: Sand Spikes from Mount Signal
A project for the Imperial Valley and the Mexicali Valle

  We Dug Sandspikes at the Border . . .
           by HAROLD O. WEIGHT
  The Sand Spikes from Mount Signal
           by WILLIAM B. SANBORN
  Las Puntas de Arena del Centinela
           por WILLIAM B. SANBORN
  Sand Concretions from California
           by S. C. EDWARDS
  Concreciones de Arena de California
           por S. C. EDWARDS
  Concretions Near Mt. Signal, Lower California
           by KENNETH B. GARNER
  Scientists Have a New Explanation for Mysterious Sand Spikes
           by KATHERINE KORNEI
  Treasures of the Badlands
           by FRANK DUNN
  Tesoros de las Tierras Estériles
           por FRANK DUNN
  Sandstone Concretions of the Colorado Delta
           by GUY E. HAZEN
  A Trip to . . . a Concretion Locality
           by EDMUND F. KIESSLING
  Un Viaje a . . . una Zona de Concreciones
           por EDMUND F. KIESSLING
  Imperial Valley Concretions: . . .There Are Some Weird Shapes in the California Desert
           by JAMES R. MITCHELL
  Mexican Border Sand Spikes in California's Colorado Desert
           by JAY ELLIS RANSOM
  Sand-calcite Concretions from Salton, California
           by HENRY WINDSOR NICHOLS

MOUNT SIGNAL POEMS AND STORIES
from Local Residents of Imperial County
(and a few other sources)

  Mount Signal
            1994, by Stacy Vellas
  Campfires on the Desert
            1994, by Stacy Vellas
  Desert Tragedy . . .
        Mount Signal, so Cold and Dark and High
            1969, by Richard (Rick) Mealey
  The Keith Riley Story:
        A Second Grader was Lost on Mount Signal
            by Marian A. Long
  Memorial Day in the Yuha
        . . . My Eyes Were Drawn to Signal Mountain
            1999, by Tim McCrerey
  Ex-sheepherder Basks in his Restaurant's Fame:
        Mount Signal Cafe
            1974, by Jim Vicar
  The Gold Bars of Mount Signal
            1974, by Paul Gillett and Peter Odens
  Note on the Kumeyaay Lifestyle and Mount Signal
            1998, by Louise O'Flaherty, Katie Beedon, and Linda Woods Hyman.
  Zone-Tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus)
        Sighted Near Mount Signal
            1996, by Ronald M. Saldino
  Pickup Crashes, Three Immigrants Killed
        Near Mount Signal, Imperial Valley, California
            March 19, 2000 reported on CNN

A Collection of Pictures of Mount Signal
put together for all the folks living in
Imperial Valley and el Valle de Mexicali

_{101 Shifting Images of Mount Signal and El Cerro del Centinela on Webpage}
 
      ^{101 Pictures of Mount Signal and El Cerro del Centinela on Paper}

   


Supplemental Notes on
The New City Markers Project

  Introduction to the CITY OF TOMORROW project,
        under development in Malmö, Sweden, 2001.

  Handout describing the artist's system
        for the New City Marker art project being
        proposed for the CITY OF TOMORROW.

Handouts from Allan McCollum for the architects, developers,
city staff members, and citizens of Malmö regarding the
placements of the New City Markers on the new buildings
in the process of being built for the CITY OF TOMORROW.
 
The Handouts offer site proposals and ask for opinions and
comments regarding possible placements for the Markers:

  1.1 : NCC/Boende / Ralph Erskine
  1.2 : NCC/Boende / Ingrid Reppen / Kai Wartiainian, ajö´ tristess arkitekter
     2 : Wihlborgs / NYRÉNS / Johan Nyrén
     3 : PEAB /Fritz Jaeneke / Bengt Hidemark
     4 : Riksbyggen / Greger Dahlström Fojab
  5.1 : Skanska Böstader / Mario Campi, Arne Jönsson: "The Entrance House"
  5.2 : Skanska Böstader / Kim Dalgaard, Tue Traeup Madsen: "The Timber House"
  5.3 : Skanska Bygg / Henrik Haremst, White: "The Sea House"
  6.1 : MKB / Månsson, Dahlback/ Goran Mansson, Marianne Dahlbäck
  6.2 : MKB / Gert Wingård / Fastighets AB
  6.3 : MKB / FFNS / MRY / Bertil Öhrström / FFNS / Sweco"
  7.1 : JM / AB / White / Seniorgården Arkitektmazinet / "Vitruvius"
  7.2 : JM / AB / White / Stellan Erikkson, Ellika Stare, Sven Gustafsson, White / "Havslunden"
     8 : Harmoni Utvecklings AB
     9 : NorSve Fastgheter AB / Nils-Olof Ljunggern, Kristofer Swahn, Mima Arkitektur AB
   10 : Packwerk Bygg och Fastgheter / Karmebäck & Kruger / Nils-Olof Ljunggern, Kristofer Swahn, Mima
   11 : Matmar / Mattsson & Wiik Arkitektkontor
   14 : Townhouse AB / Catherina Fored, a plus arkitekter
   15 : LIR-Invest AB / Lars Asklund / Asklund & Jansson Arkitekter
   16 : LB-Hus AB / Villa Arkitektur AB / Jan-Christer Ahlbäch AB
   17 : Öresundsbostäder AB / Framtidsstaden AB / Mats Molén Arkitekter AB
   18 : YX-HULT

Final Installation Photos of
The New City Markers

  Photos of Installations in Malmö by Cassie Wu
  Photo webpage

   

Supplements for
The Kansas and Missouri
Topographical Model Project

  Description of Project
  Map Projection (excerpted from Wikipedia)
  Sample Offering Letter Templates
  Sample Return Letter Templates
  Communication Exchanges
  List of Kansas Historical Societies and Those who Accepted
  List of Missouri Historical Societies and Those who Accepted
  List of Recipients
  Kansas Donations and Deliveries
  Missouri Donations and Deliveries
  Brief History of the Project in Pictures
  Full Collection of Snapshots Taken as Deliveries were made in Kansas
       Webpage with Full Collection of Snapshots of Kansas Deliveries
            Page with Pop-ups
  Full Collection of Snapshots Taken as Deliveries were made in Missouri
        Webpage with Full Collection of Snapshots of Missouri Deliveries
            Page with Pop-ups
  Some Nice Thank You Notes from Those Who Accepted
       Webpage with Some Nice Thank You Notes from Those Who Accepted

   

The Shapes Project Documents

   Handout: Overall Description of The Shapes Project
   Notebook: All the "A" and "B" parts that make up The Shapes Project (288 pages)
   Notebook: All the "C" and "D" parts that make up The Shapes Project (288 pages)
   Notebook: All the "E" and "F" parts that make up The Shapes Project (24 Pages)

   

Introduction to
The Shapes from Maine Project

  The Shapes from Maine Project
  Webpage version

Supplement Handouts for
The Shapes from Maine Project

  About "Artasia" Wooden Ornaments
  About Aunt Holly Copper Cookie Cutters
  About "Repeat Impressions" Rubber Stamps
  About Ruth Monsell's Artworks and Silhouettes

   

The Shapes for Hamilton Project
Over 6,000 each-unique Shapes were printed, signed, and numbered
for every resident of the Hamilton Township in upstate New York.

  A Collection of Photos and Information
       on the Shapes for Hamilton project