Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: October 1994

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Description

Black and white photograph of a utility pole from a series of five poles painted by 17 fourth grade students in October 1994 to depict the history of Whitefield, Maine. The painted pole stands in the foreground of an open field with a barn, a house, and scattered trees in the distance. The pole is painted in stacked horizontal bands of imagery. At the top, students painted a Railroad Crossing sign above a train engine and cars represent the WW&F narrow gauge railroad. Below four rows of train cars is a rectangular panel showing two figures standing in front of a house or barn followed by the depiction of fenced fields and spotted cattle. The lowest section of the pole is painted in bands of abstract geometrics representing railroad tracks. The painted section of the pole extends approximately six feet in height. No children's signatures visible. 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

p17104

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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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