Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: 1982

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Black and white photograph of a pond with tall grasses in the foreground and, in the distance, an abstract metal sculpture of Lady Godiva on a horse set on the lawn near a house and trees. The photograph shows a calm pond filling the lower half of the image, bordered by reeds and tall grasses along the far shore, where the welded recycled-metal sculpture entitled, "Lady Godiva" by Robert “Dan” Daniels, ca. 1982, stands on the lawn at the home of Frank Wheelock in Cushing, Maine. The abstract figure of Lady Godiva astride a horse appears small at this distance, silhouetted against the lighter background of open grass and scattered trees, with her elongated form and the horse’s simplified body suggesting motion. To the left, a low house with a chimney and flagpole sits behind plantings, anchoring the sculpture in a domestic setting, while mature conifers and deciduous trees frame the right side and background. Daniels, a former boilermaker from St. George, Maine, turned metal sculptor, uses welded scrap metal to create this stylized interpretation of the legendary rider, which becomes a focal point within the broader landscape of water, lawn, and trees. 1994. Paul Faria, photographer. (See p17091-p17093)(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

p17091

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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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