Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: 1992

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Color photograph of a stone sculpture carved in relief with the image of a stylized porcupine, installed outdoors near a building. The image shows one of the stones from "Mascots and Talismen," a 1992 sculpture by Carole Hanson located at SAD #63 [Regional School Unit 63] in East Holden, Maine. The work is carved from Maine bluestone and features a relief image of a porcupine walking along the bottom edge of the irregularly shaped boulder. The animal’s rounded body, legs, and head are simplified into smooth, incised forms, while its quills fan out broadly across the left side of the stone as long, radiating grooves. The stone rests on a grassy area, and a light-colored, vertically paneled building wall fills the background. The full sculpture consists of four carved stones, but only this porcupine stone is visible in the photograph. 1994. Unidentified photographer. (See p16924-p16937, p16948-p16952)(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

p16932

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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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