Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: 1990

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Black and white photograph of the entrance tower of Cascade Brook Elementary School with a metal kinetic sculpture on the roof silhouetted against a bright sky. The photograph centers on the front gabled tower of Cascade Brook Elementary School in Farmington, Maine, framed by two brick wings that slope out of the frame on either side. The tower has stacked bands of rectangular windows and a projecting porch roof. At its peak stands “Skyscape,” a kinetic sculpture by Roger L. Majorowicz, 1990, made from cast and fabricated burnished aluminum with stainless steel bearing bolts. The sculpture rises on a slender mast and includes angled bars that form an abstract outline of the surrounding mountainous landscape, with small star-like elements at the top and a circular disk suggesting the presence of man in nature. Trees form a dark band just above the roofline, while most of the image is filled with the pale, slightly clouded sky, emphasizing the height and skyward orientation of the weather vane sculpture. Unidentified photographer. (See p16873-p16875, p17064-p17076)(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

p16875

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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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