Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: October 1994

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Black and white photograph of a utility pole painted by a group of fourth grade students from Whitefield Elementary School in October 1994. Students participated in a local history study unit that included an assignment to illustrate their understanding of the town's history on a series of utility poles in town. Illustrations are painted in stacked horizontal bands reading from top to bottom. Images on this utility pole relate to the impact of Irish immigration on Whitefield, Maine, during the period of The Great Hunger. Illustrations depict Irish commerce, agriculture, and religion. The final band of text reviews the number of Irish immigrants to settle in Maine during The Great Hunger. A cemetery and leafless trees appear in the background. 1994. Unidentified, photographer. (See p17104-p17124)(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, Public art

Collection

MF161

Series Number

NA4800

Identifier

p17123

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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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