Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: 1988

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Color photograph of a tall, polished metal column topped with a complex kinetic sculpture of gears, arcs, and chimes in front of a low school building. The photograph shows “Daedalus,” a kinetic sculpture by Roger L. Majorowicz, 1988, installed at Marshwood Junior High School in South Berwick, Maine, rising from a square cast concrete base set in a small landscaped bed. A smooth, reflective stainless steel cylinder forms the tall vertical support, catching the warm light. Atop this column sits an intricate wind-turned abstraction made of painted stainless steel, cast iron, steel, and bronze, including several curved arms that loop outward, a ring of toothed gears, a pointed blade-like element, and three vertical metal wind chimes that hang near the center. The moving components are arranged within and around a large circular frame, creating a layered composition that suggests both mechanical motion and a stylized figure reaching upward into the blue sky. The flat facade and windows of the school provide a simple backdrop. 1994. Unidentified, photographer. (See p16873-p16875, p17064-p17076)(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

p17064

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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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