Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: 1993

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Color photograph of a carved Maine bluestone boulder from the outdoor sculpture "Songo River Song" by Carole Hanson at Songo Locks School in Naples, Maine. The image depicts a broad, flat boulder set in grass and dirt, featuring relief carvings of fish swimming among curving lines representing water currents. The carvings are visible on the boulder's side and top surfaces, with one prominent fish seen in profile. This is one of nine bluestone boulders in the installation, each illustrated with wildlife from the Songo River environment. 1994. Unidentified photographer. (See p16909-p16917)(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.

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Sculpture

Collection

MF161

Series Number

NA4800

Identifier

p16914

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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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