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Salvation Mountain is a visionary environment covering a hill in the Colorado Desert, north of Calipatria near Slab City, and several miles from the Salton Sea. It is in Imperial County, California. The artwork is made from adobe, straw, and thousands of gallons of lead-free paint. Salvation Mountain was created by local resident Leonard Knight (1931–2014).〔(Leonard Knight passed away February 10, 2014 in El Cajon, California following a long illness. )〕 It encompasses numerous murals and areas painted with Christian sayings and Bible verses, though its philosophy was built around the (Sinner's Prayer ). The Folk Art Society of America declared it "a folk art site worthy of preservation and protection"〔Larry Yust. ("The Interactive Mountain of Leonard Knight" ), "Folk Art Society of America"〕 in the year 2000. In an address to the United States Congress on May 15, 2002, California Senator Barbara Boxer described it as "a unique and visionary sculpture... a national treasure... profoundly strange and beautifully accessible, and worthy of the international acclaim it receives".〔Barbara Boxer. ("Leonard Knight and Salvation Mountain" ), 107th Congress, 2nd Session Issue: Vol. 148, No. 62〕 Salvation Mountain was proclaimed as a national treasure by the (Congressional Record of the United States ). In December 2011, the 80-year-old Knight was placed in a long-term care facility in El Cajon for dementia.〔(The Desert Sun: Leonard Knight, father of Salvation Mountain, dies" ) . accessed 02.11.2014.〕 Leonard Knight died February 10, 2014, in El Cajon.〔(L.A. Observed: "Leonard Knight, desert creator of Salvation Mountain was 82" ) . accessed 02.11.2014.〕 Concern has been raised for the future of the site, which requires constant maintenance due to the harsh surrounding environment. Many visitors bring paint to donate to the project, and a group of volunteers has been working to protect and maintain the site.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=KPBS.org )〕 In 2012, a public charity, Salvation Mountain, Inc., was established to support the project.〔(Organizational Profile ) – National Center for Charitable Statistics (Urban Institute)〕 == The Second Mountain == The current Salvation Mountain is actually the second of its kind. Knight began the first Salvation Mountain in 1980, though it was incredibly unstable. The Mountain fell into a heap of rubble, though Knight was not discouraged; he rather saw it as God's way of letting him know the Mountain was not safe. He began a second Salvation Mountain, the one currently standing, stating that he had the chance this time to "do it with more smarts". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Salvation Mountain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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