Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: 1989

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Color photograph of a large, tilted steel bell-shaped sculpture with a concrete sphere near its base, set on a grassy lawn in front of a white campus building. The photograph shows “Farmington Bell,” a sculpture by Chris Duncan, 1989. The work is comprised of 12 curved, vertical Cor-Ten steel ribs that form the outline of a bell. The bell leans to the left so that the open side faces the viewer, with a smooth concrete sphere on the ground representing the bell clapper. The sculpture stands on a green lawn scattered with fallen autumn leaves, bordered by low shrubs. Behind the artwork is a two-story white building with many rectangular windows, a metal roof, and a central entrance. Located at University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington, Maine. 1994. Unidentified, photographer. (See p17045-p17046)(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

p17046

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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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