Serpent Head at Jockey’s Ridge Mini-Golf — John Margolies, 1985

John Margolies photographed this wonderfully eccentric serpent at Jockey's Ridge Mini-Golf in Nags Head, North Carolina, in 1985. Rising dramatically from the miniature-golf course, the enormous pale-green creature stretches its scaled neck toward a brilliant blue coastal sky, its open mouth, pointed teeth, red tongue and cream-colored spines giving it the character of a playful roadside dragon.

Brick-edged putting greens, sand dunes, grasses, course markers and miniature architecture complete the distinctive Outer Banks setting. Margolies' straightforward photographic style allows the attraction's unusual design and saturated colors to become the spectacle, preserving a memorable example of twentieth-century American roadside culture.

Artwork Details

• Artist: John Margolies (photographer)
• Title: Serpent Head at Jockey's Ridge Mini-Golf
• Original title: Serpent head, Jockey's Ridge Mini-Golf, Nags Head, North Carolina
• Series: John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive (1972–2008)
• Date: 1985
• Period: Late 20th century
• Place of Origin: Nags Head, North Carolina, United States
• Medium: Color transparency, 35 mm slide format

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