Creation Date

Dedication date: 1916

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Black and white photograph of a bronze dedication plaque on a brick gate post at Hippach Field, 306 Main Street, Farmington, Maine, designed by Arthur Woltersdorf. The cast bronze plaque’s lettering is raised in a simple serif style, typical of early twentieth-century memorials, and is surrounded by a plain border. The inscription details the achievements of Howard H. Hippach at the Abbott School for Boys in Farmington. The full inscription reads: PRESENTED TO THE / ABBOTT SCHOOL / BY / LOUIS A. HIPPACH / OF CHICAGO / IN MEMORY OF HIS ONLY SON / HOWARD -- RIGHT GUARD - FOOTBALL 1913 / THIRD BASE - BASEBALL 1913 / CAPTAIN - BASKETBALL 1913-1914 / RIGHT FIELD - BASEBALL 1914 / GRADUATED JUNE 1914 / ACCIDENTALLY KILLED OCTOBER 1914 / IN HIS EIGHTEENTH YEAR". Louis A. Hippach, was a wealthy manufacturer of plate glass and window glass. 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

p16155

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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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