Kalamazoo, Michigan
Merrill ‘Sonny’ Dalton

Metal
ca 1988
Height: 4 in; Width: 7.5 in
Other – Sculptures

Signed on back wheel: Sonny Dalton (c)

This signed mixed-metal motorcycle sculpture is made by Sonny Dalton (1933-2011),  a renowned prolific and original junk sculpture artist with a great sense of humor reflected in many of his pieces.  Sonny Dalton was a self-taught welder who quit his job at the GM factory to pursue his passion of welding.  Trains and motorcycles became his “signature” pieces.

Identifiable items in this piece include several metal keys, musical instrument parts, cotter pin “kickstand,” ball bearings, and numerous other metal findings.  As seen here, he looked at metal junk differently than most of us.