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A Spirit Of Its Own
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A Spirit Of Its Own. Jay Sawyer 2014 Steel. A Spirit Of Its Own. A Spirit Of Its Own. Was inspired by Jay Sawyer’s close friend and mentor, David McLaughlin, also a welder/sculptor. McLaughlin passed away in 2010 and bequeathed to Sawyer his coveted collection of steel shear rings, used in the construction of the trusses in hangars at the Brunswick Naval Air Station. His hope was that Sawyer would use the shear rings in other pieces. With that in mind, Sawyer created. A Spirit Of Its Own. Department of P...
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The Little Water Girl
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The Little Water Girl. George E. Wade, sculptor; Frederick A. Thompson, designer of granite base. Donated in 1917 Bronze sculpture with granite base. Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square. The Little Water Girl. The Little Water Girl. Was donated to the City of Portland by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in 1917. At the time, the WCTU urged its members to create public fountains to provide pure drinking water as an alternative to liquor. The Little Water Girl. Was originally installed ...
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Jewel Box Bus Shelter
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Jewel Box Bus Shelter. Laura Haddad and Tom Drugan, designers Installed in 2004 Cast iron, glass, and anodized aluminum. Corner of Congress and Center Streets. Jewel Box Bus Shelter. The Jewel Box Bus Shelter. The Jewel Box Bus Shelter. Laura Haddad and Tom Drugan, designers. Cast iron, glass, and anodized aluminum. Corner of Congress and Center Streets. On the Portland Wayfinding System. 1976-77, Installed 2014. Portland Public Library Main Branch. The Little Water Girl. Department of Planning and Devel...
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Untitled-Armillary
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Patrick Plourde 1999 Cor-ten Steel. Eastern Prom trailhead at the entrance to State Pier on Commercial Street. Is a sculpture made by Maine metal sculptor, Patrick Plourde. Casco Bay Sunrise Rotary Club headed up the financial donors of a $10,000 grant to honor Portland Trails with a compass-like monument. Portland Trails. Donated the piece to the City in 1999. Eastern Prom trailhead at the entrance to State Pier on Commercial Street. On the Portland Wayfinding System. 1976, Installed in 2016.
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Portland Brick
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Ayumi Horie and Elise Pepple 2015 Brick and digital technology. What ifwhen someone walked down the street in Portland, they could encounter the stories that make this place so well loved? Aims to highlight what is significant about Portland through the stories happening here. It aims to celebrate the layers of local culture by combining the past, present, and future memories of the city. The hope is to create an everyman’s history, present, and future of Portland. Ayumi Horie and Elise Pepple.
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Acrobatic Dogs
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Bernard Langlais 1977, Installed 2014 Wood, paint. Portland Public Library Main Branch. Artist Bernard Langlais said of his native Maine, I feel a sense of oneness with the state. Langlais forged his early career in Europe and New York City, but his rustic sensibilities, desire to work more immediately with his hands, and to work on a larger scale brought him back to Maine in the late 1960s. 1977, Installed 2014. Http:/ www.kohlerfoundation.org/preservation/major-collections/bernard-langlais/.
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Elephant
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Bernard Blackie Langlais 1976-77, Installed 2014 Wood. Portland Public Library Main Branch. Artist Bernard Langlais said of his native Maine, I feel a sense of oneness with the state. Langlais forged his early career in Europe and New York City, but his rustic sensibilities, desire to work more immediately with his hands, and to work on a larger scale brought him back to Maine in the late 1960s. 1976-77, Installed 2014. Video about restoration of Langlais work. Portland Public Library Main Branch.
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