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Unexpected Legends: Arneson, Eggheads and Arts at UC Davis. A self-portrait of Robert Arneson.

 

 

For over 30 years, the Egghead sculptures at UC Davis have elicited joy, protest and conversation. They’re also a fascinating entry point into the broader story of art in California and here at UC Davis. is a 30-minute documentary that tells the surprising history and trajectory of one of the country’s most dynamic creative environments. 

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Unexpected Legends: Arneson, Eggheads and Arts at UC Davis is an Emmy nominated documentary that can be watched free on the on the website or on the .

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The egghead statue "Eye on Mrak," an upsidfe down egg smushing into the ground with a third eye on its backside, on the Mrak mall at UC Davis

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