Creation Date
Sculpture creation date: 1993
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Description
Black and white photograph of a decorative hand rail on an outdoor stone staircase in Bar Harbor, Maine. The photograph displays a stone staircase bordered by a low stone wall, leading upwards towards a garden and house in the background. The hand rail, which displays the symbol for the College of the Atlantic, sculpted by Steve Alsup in 1993. The banister is formed of metal tubes meeting at rounded fixtures, with each end featuring a circular element containing a scroll and cross design. The rail curves smoothly, supported by gracefully arched vertical supports. College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine. 1994. Jill Linzee, photograph. (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
Sculpture
Collection
MF161
Series Number
NA4800
Identifier
p16185
Recommended Citation
Alsup, Steve and Linzee, Jill, "Decorative Handrail, College of the Atlantic" (1994). Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Image Gallery. 727.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/727
Rights and Access Note
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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.
Keywords
Save Outdoor Sculpture
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