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Info from email from MB via Barry

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'''Mark Beam''' made the sculpture called "The Yellow Shark" used by FZ on the cover of the album
[[The Yellow Shark|of the same name]], and as a performance property.

He lives and works in Southern California and has had his artwork collected by the [[wikipedia:Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian
Institute]] and the [[wikipedia:Los Angeles County Museum of Art|Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], among others.

===External links===

[http://www.markbeam.com Mark Beam's Website]

[[category:Cover Artists]]

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−	'''Mark Beam''' (Detroit, Michigan) is an American sculptor. At age 19, he moved to California, where he worked as a graphic designer and stand-up comedian. He made sculptures for [[Pee-Wee Herman]]'s children's TV show ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' (1986-1990). <ref>https://www.rogallery.com/artists/mark-beam/</ref>	+	'''Mark Beam''' ([[Detroit]], Michigan) is an American sculptor. At age 19, he moved to California, where he worked as a graphic designer and stand-up comedian. He made sculptures for [[Pee-Wee Herman]]'s children's TV show ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' (1986-1990). <ref>https://www.rogallery.com/artists/mark-beam/</ref>

	Beam lived and worked in Southern California and had his artwork collected by the [[wikipedia:Smithsonian Institution\|Smithsonian Institute]] and the [[wikipedia:Los Angeles County Museum of Art\|Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], among others.		Beam lived and worked in Southern California and had his artwork collected by the [[wikipedia:Smithsonian Institution\|Smithsonian Institute]] and the [[wikipedia:Los Angeles County Museum of Art\|Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], among others.

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−	'''Mark Beam''' (Detroit, Michigan) is an American sculptor. At age 19, he moved to California, where he worked as a graphic designer and stand-up comedian. He made sculptures for [[Pee-~~wee~~ Herman]]'s children's TV show ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' (1986-1990). <ref>https://www.rogallery.com/artists/mark-beam/</ref>	+	'''Mark Beam''' (Detroit, Michigan) is an American sculptor. At age 19, he moved to California, where he worked as a graphic designer and stand-up comedian. He made sculptures for [[Pee-Wee Herman]]'s children's TV show ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' (1986-1990). <ref>https://www.rogallery.com/artists/mark-beam/</ref>

	Beam lived and worked in Southern California and had his artwork collected by the [[wikipedia:Smithsonian Institution\|Smithsonian Institute]] and the [[wikipedia:Los Angeles County Museum of Art\|Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], among others.		Beam lived and worked in Southern California and had his artwork collected by the [[wikipedia:Smithsonian Institution\|Smithsonian Institute]] and the [[wikipedia:Los Angeles County Museum of Art\|Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], among others.

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-'''Mark Beam''' is an American sculptor. He used a yellow surfboard to make a shark sculpture, which he then sent to [[Biography|Frank Zappa]] in 1988 as a Christmas gift from a long-time fan. Zappa was very pleased with the work and hung it in his basement. In 1992, when [[Andreas Mölich-Zebhauser]] and the [[Ensemble Modern]] organized a performance of Zappa's music, Moelich-Zebhauser insisted on naming the event ''The Yellow Shark'', as well as the corresponding album ''[[The Yellow Shark]]''. The image was also shown inside the sleeve.
+'''Mark Beam''' (Detroit, Michigan) is an American sculptor. At age 19, he moved to California, where he worked as a graphic designer and stand-up comedian. He made sculptures for [[Pee-wee Herman]]'s children's TV show ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' (1986-1990). <ref>https://www.rogallery.com/artists/mark-beam/</ref>
-Beam lives and works in Southern California and has had his artwork collected by the [[wikipedia:Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian Institute]] and the [[wikipedia:Los Angeles County Museum of Art|Los Angeles County Museum of  Art]], among others.
+Beam lived and worked in Southern California and had his artwork collected by the [[wikipedia:Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian Institute]] and the [[wikipedia:Los Angeles County Museum of Art|Los Angeles County Museum of  Art]], among others.
 ==External links==

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−	'''Mark Beam''' is an American sculptor. He used a yellow surfboard to make a shark sculpture, which he then sent to [[Frank Zappa]] in 1988 as a Christmas gift from a long-time fan. Zappa was very pleased with the work and hung it in his basement. In 1992, when [[Andreas Mölich-Zebhauser]] and the [[Ensemble Modern]] organized a performance of Zappa's music, Moelich-Zebhauser insisted on naming the event ''The Yellow Shark'', as well as the corresponding album ''[[The Yellow Shark]]''. The image was also shown inside the sleeve.	+	'''Mark Beam''' is an American sculptor. He used a yellow surfboard to make a shark sculpture, which he then sent to [[Biography\|Frank Zappa]] in 1988 as a Christmas gift from a long-time fan. Zappa was very pleased with the work and hung it in his basement. In 1992, when [[Andreas Mölich-Zebhauser]] and the [[Ensemble Modern]] organized a performance of Zappa's music, Moelich-Zebhauser insisted on naming the event ''The Yellow Shark'', as well as the corresponding album ''[[The Yellow Shark]]''. The image was also shown inside the sleeve.

	Beam lives and works in Southern California and has had his artwork collected by the [[wikipedia:Smithsonian Institution\|Smithsonian Institute]] and the [[wikipedia:Los Angeles County Museum of Art\|Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], among others.		Beam lives and works in Southern California and has had his artwork collected by the [[wikipedia:Smithsonian Institution\|Smithsonian Institute]] and the [[wikipedia:Los Angeles County Museum of Art\|Los Angeles County Museum of Art]], among others.

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-'''Mark Beam''' made the sculpture called "The Yellow Shark" used by FZ on the cover of the album
+'''Mark Beam''' is an American sculptor. He used a yellow surfboard to make a shark sculpture, which he then sent to [[Frank Zappa]] in 1988 as a Christmas gift from a long-time fan. Zappa was very pleased with the work and hung it in his basement. In 1992, when [[Andreas Mölich-Zebhauser]] and the [[Ensemble Modern]] organized a performance of Zappa's music, Moelich-Zebhauser insisted on naming the event ''The Yellow Shark'', as well as the corresponding album ''[[The Yellow Shark]]''. The image was also shown inside the sleeve.
-He lives and works in Southern California and has had his artwork collected by the [[wikipedia:Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian
+Beam lives and works in Southern California and has had his artwork collected by the [[wikipedia:Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian Institute]] and the [[wikipedia:Los Angeles County Museum of Art|Los Angeles County Museum of  Art]], among others.
-===External links===
+[[Category:Cover Artists|Beam]]
+[[Category:Sculptors|Beam]]
-[http://www.markbeam.com Mark Beam's Website]
+[[Category:Celebrity Fans|Beam]]