Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: ca. 1950s

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Description

Black and white photograph of a carved wooden gate panel at Thuya Garden, Northeast Harbor, Maine, featuring the inscription “THUYA GARDEN” and bordered by relief panels showing local plants and animals. The photograph shows a close view of the main entrance gate at Thuya Garden, highlighting detailed wood carvings arranged in a grid. The central plaque reads “THUYA GARDEN” and is surrounded by numerous small relief panels, most depicting native Maine flora and fauna such as leaves, tree branches, a deer, a bird, and other regional symbols. Thuya Garden was created in the late 1950s and opened to the public in 1962. The garden’s entrance gates, designed by Charles K. Savage and carved primarily by Augustus "Gus" Phillips. 1994. 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

p16236

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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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