Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: October 1994

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Description

Black and white photograph of a painted utility pole standing on an embankment beside a rural road, with a house and leafless trees in the background. The photograph shows one of a series of five utility poles painted by 17 fourth grade students in October 1994 to represent the history of Whitefield, Maine. The lower half of the pole is painted in stacked horizontal bands of imagery. Near the top of the painted section are the words “WHITEFIELD/GRANGE/STARTED/1875” which appear above a train engine. The next band of imagery depicts a group of protestors holding signs. The subsequent four story bands depict images associated with the U.S. Civil War including a battlefield scene, a ring of Confederate flags, a band of marching soldiers, and a series of portraits above the words, “Civil War.” In the background is a portion of the Arlington Grange Hall. 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

p17107

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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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