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Description
Color photograph of a dark blue metal abstract sculpture standing outdoors in front of a light-gray clapboard building. Information documenting the title of the work or the name of the artist is unavailable. The photograph shows a rectangular, dark-blue metal slab set vertically on a rough granite stone base in a patch of grass. A thick, curved metal bar extending upward and outward from the top right corner of the slab. A length of heavy metal chain is attached low on the left side, partially obscured by tall weeds and plants in the foreground. The sculpture’s surfaces appear solid and flat, with the main panel forming a simple upright plane while the curved bar creates an arc that bends away from the slab, giving the structure a sense of tension and imbalance. Behind the sculpture, a light gray-sided building with blue trim, several windows, and some foundation plantings fills the background, indicating the piece is installed in a small yard or garden area rather than a formal gallery. 1994. Unidentified, photographer. (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
p17167
Recommended Citation
"Title Unknown" (1994). Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Image Gallery. 850.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/850
Rights and Access Note
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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.
Keywords
Save Outdoor Sculpture
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