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Inside the Mind of DaVinci is a 10-foot-tall, 23-foot-long concrete sculpture of Leonardo da Vinci's head by artist Mischell Riley, first made for Burning Man in 2016. Visit Carson City places it at East William and North Roop streets, in front of the Community Center per Carson Now (2021).
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A concrete head of Leonardo da Vinci, ten feet tall and 23 feet long, a long way from the Nevada desert playa where it began.
Artist Mischell Riley made Inside the Mind of DaVinci as a Burning Man project in 2016. Visit Carson City describes it as a model of Leonardo's head built of reinforced acid-stained concrete, recycled glass and steel, weighing 7.5 tons; Carson Now gave its weight as 15,000 pounds when the sculpture was installed.
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A concrete sculpture of Leonardo da Vinci's head, reported by Carson Now in 2021 to be in front of the Carson City Community Center. Visit Carson City says the inventions of Leonardo da Vinci can be seen inside it. The artist has maintained it, including repairs after a campfire, according to Carson Now in 2025.
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Visit Carson City gives the location as the corner of East William Street and North Roop Street, Carson City, Nevada; Carson Now reported it in front of the Community Center in 2021.
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