Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: 1970

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Black and white photograph of a large wooden sculpture of a young woman with dark hair propping herself up on her arms in a grassy clearing at the Langlais Art Preserve in Cushing, Maine. Back view of “Local Girl (#32)” by sculptor Bernard “Blackie” Langlais, created in 1970 from painted wood on a concrete foundation as a three-dimensional interpretation of the figure Christina Olson from Andrew N. Wyeth’s painting “Christina’s World”. The sculpture presents the woman seated on the ground with her legs extended beside her and her torso lifted, her body constructed from angular blocks that suggest a dress and shoulders, while round log-like arms brace her weight and end in heavy rectangular hands set on the ground. Her large, carved head, topped with dark painted hair pulled back, is turned slightly to one side, giving the impression that she is looking out across the field. The figure rests on a concrete pad within a grassy yard bordered by dense shrubs, with a weathered wooden outbuilding and additional outdoor sculptures visible in the distance. Located at the Langlais Art Preserve, the former home and studio property of Bernard and Helen Friend Langlais in Cushing, Maine. 1994. Unidentified, photographer. (See p16252-p16254, p16959-p16975) (See also NA4654.)(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

Folk art, Sculpture

Collection

MF161

Series Number

NA4800

Identifier

p16963

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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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