Dale Thomas, Sculptor

Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: ca. 1990s

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Color photograph of "School Bell," a sculpture by Dale Thomas, a metalworker and sculptor from Brooks, Maine. The image shows Thomas standing beside a tall, black metal structure composed of three stacked bell shapes housed within circular frames, arranged vertically. The sculpture stands on a flat metal base in an open grassy field with trees and some rural structures in the background. Each bell has a shaped metal wind catcher. The bottom and largest bell has a circular wind catcher. The middle bell has a triangle-shaped wind catcher. This bell is topped with a rooster from the top of a weather vane. The top and smallest bell has a wind catcher from metal cut in the shape of the state of Maine. At the very top of the sculpture, the finial features a small figure seated atop an armillary sphere, reading a book. Dale Thomas, dressed in a blue denim jacket and cap, stands beside the sculpture, providing a sense of scale for the piece. 1994. Unidentified photographer. (See p16889-p16908)(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

Folk art, Sculpture

Collection

MF161

Series Number

NA4800

Identifier

p16898

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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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