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    Black and white photograph of a stone camel sculpture resting on a rectangular base in a wooded outdoor setting at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. The photograph shows a side view of a carved stone camel with two humps and a stylized body, positioned on a low pedestal near the trunk of a tall tree, with bare trees and leaf-covered ground in the background. The camel has a raised head with an open mouth, evenly folded legs tucked beneath its body, and simplified carved details on the mane and legs that recall traditional Chinese stone guardian animals. The untitled sculpture by an unidentified Chinese sculptor, is one of a pair acquired in 1931 in Peking, now Beijing, by Professor Marshall P. Cram of the Department of Chemistry at Bowdoin College. The exact origin and date of the work is unknown. 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

    p16977

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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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