Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: ca. 1950s

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Black and white photograph of the open entrance gates at Thuya Garden in Northeast Harbor, Maine, revealing a stone path leading into the landscaped grounds with trees and shrubs beyond. The photograph captures both carved wooden entrance gates—one marked “THUYA GARDEN” and the other “THUYA LODGE”—standing open and facing each other. The detailed gates, adorned with relief panels featuring local plants and animals, frame a path that leads into the interior of the garden. Thuya Garden was designed by Charles K. Savage in the late 1950s and opened to the public in 1962. It features English-style herbaceous borders, winding trails, and native plantings, all enclosed by cedar fencing and celebrated for the iconic sculpted gates. 1998-1999. Jill Linzee, photograph. (See p16235-p16244.) (See NA4800.)

Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) (1990-1995) was a nationwide survey that ran from 1990-1995 documenting America’s outdoor sculpture. Established in 1990, SOS! helped educate local communities about America’s endangered sculptural heritage. The Maine Arts Commission was one of 106 organizations to participate in this survey.

Topic

Folk art, Sculpture

Collection

MF161

Series Number

NA4800

Identifier

p16238

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Existence and Location of Originals

Located at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress: AFC 2012/047 https://lccn.loc.gov/2013655211.

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