Creation Date

Dedication date: 1916

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Black and white photograph of the brick entrance and gates of Hippach Field at 306 Main Street, Farmington, Maine, featuring classical style carvings. The image shows a symmetrical brick gateway with two tall columns capped by spherical ornaments and metal gates in the center. On either side of the gates, the brick wall displays large framed bas-relief carvings by Richard W. Bock in a classical style, depicting groups of standing figures. Behind the gates, a sports field is visible with people. The structure was designed by Arthur Woltersdorf and dedicated in 1916 to memorialize Howard H. Hippach, who died in an automobile accident in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in October 1914. Howard H. Hippach attended the Abbott School for Boys in Farmington and was the son of Louis A. Hippach, 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

p16154

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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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