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Nitt Witt Ridge

NITT WITT RIDGE, ONE OF CALIFORNIA’S REMARKABLE TWENTIETH CENTURY FOLK ART ENVIRONMENTS, IS THE CREATION OF ARTHUR HAROLD BEAL (DER TINKERPAW OR CAPT. NITT WITT) A CAMBRIA PINES PIONEER, WHO...

NITT WITT RIDGE, ONE OF CALIFORNIA’S REMARKABLE
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOLK ART ENVIRONMENTS, IS THE
CREATION OF ARTHUR HAROLD BEAL (DER TINKERPAW OR
CAPT. NITT WITT) A CAMBRIA PINES PIONEER, WHO SCULP-
TED THE LAND USING HAND TOOLS AND INDIGENOUS MATE-
RIALS, REMARKABLE INVENTIVENESS, AND SELF-TAUGHT
SKILLS. A BLEND OF NATIVE MATERIALS AND CONTEM-
PORARY ELEMENTS, IMPRESSIVE IN ITS SHEER MASS AND
METICULOUS PLACEMENT, IT IS A REVEALING MEMORIAL
TO ART'S UNIQUE COSMIC HUMOR AND ZEST FOR LIFE.
 
CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HISTORICAL LANDMARK NO. 939
 
PLAQUE PLACED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND RECREATION IN COOPERATION WITH SAVING AND
PRESERVING ARTS AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND
THE ART BEAL FOUNDATION, NON-PROFIT AND EDUCAT-
IONAL CORPORATIONS, JUNE 26, 1986
 
Submitted by: Eric Goodill

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