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'''Mark Beam''' made the sculpture called "The Yellow Shark" used by FZ on the cover of the album
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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.
[[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
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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.
Institute]] and the [[wikipedia:Los Angeles County Museum of Art|Los Angeles County Museum of  Art]], among others.
 
  
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==External links==
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* [http://www.markbeam.com Mark Beam's Website]
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* [https://www.united-mutations.com/b/mark_beam.htm United Mutations page.]
  
===External links===
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[[Category:Cover Artists|Beam]]
 
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[[Category:Sculptors|Beam]]
[http://www.markbeam.com Mark Beam's Website]
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[[Category:Celebrity Fans|Beam]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
[[category:Cover Artists]]
 

Latest revision as of 19:56, 24 July 2021

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.

Beam lives and works in Southern California and has had his artwork collected by the Smithsonian Institute and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others.

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