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Color photograph of a carved stone lantern standing among dense green foliage in a sun dappled area. The photograph shows a tall stone structure, possibly a Japanese lantern known as a tōrō or ishidōrō, rising from a cylindrical post set in the ground and surrounded by low plants and ferns. Near the top, a multi-sided housing with a small rectangular window or opening on one side suggests a chamber for a light source. This section rests on a broader square platform. Above the chamber, a wide, curved roof element flares outward at the corners, which curl slightly upward, and it is topped by a rounded finial made of stacked, bulb-like forms. The stone surface throughout is rough and weathered. Tall evergreen trees and dense branches frame the lantern, with sunlight filtering through the leaves, indicating an outdoor setting on the grounds of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. One of three carved stone lanterns located on the campus, the artist and the work’s precise place of origin and date are unidentified. 1994. Unidentified, photographer. (See p16976-p17020)(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

p17001

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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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