Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: ca. 1910-1971

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Black and white photograph of the bronze dedication plaque on the Stanley T. Pullen Memorial Fountain on Federal Street, Portland, Maine. This photograph shows a close-up view of the bronze dedication plaque mounted on the fountain, which sits on Federal Street in Portland, Maine. The granite fountain was installed ca. 1910-1917, as a fountain and horse trough, designed by George Burnham of Portland, Maine, and made by the New Hampshire Granite Company. The scene is centered on the plaque, with the text clearly readable and no extraneous background visible. The plaque reads: "IN MEMORY OF / STANLEY THOMAS PULLEN / PRESIDENT OF MAINE STATE SOCIETY / FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS / 1891—1910 / 'SWEET MERCY IS NOBILITY'S TRUE BADGE'". 1998-1999. 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

p16180

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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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