In the ‘90s, Allen shifted focus towards public works, often with bronze figures that satirize the location in which they were placed, and whose preparatory sketches reveal the artist’s sly humor and penchant for puns. Like in Notre Denver (1994), a pair of gargoyles in suitcases that hover over baggage claim at the Denver International Airport, presiding as talismans to ensure the safe arrival of personal belongings.

Trees, 1986
The Stuart Collection,
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California

Corporate Head, 1990
Citi-Corps Plaza "Poets Walk," 
Downtown Associates,
Los Angeles, California

Notre Denver, 1994
Denver International Airport, Colorado
Install photo provided courtesy of the Denver International Airport

Belief, 1999
Vontz Center for Molecular Studies,
University of Cincinnati, Ohio

Wish, 2004
DFW Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

Install photo courtesy of The Columbus Foundation

Scioto Lounge, 2013–2014
Columbus, Ohio 
Photographs by Nick George

Road Angel, 2016
The Contemporary Austin
Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park at Laguna Gloria
Austin, Texas
Photographs by Brian Fitzsimmons

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Venice, CA 90291

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