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Majorowicz, Roger L.,
Iron Horse Sculpture,
Abstract
Landscape -- Mountain
Landscape -- Celestial
Landscape -- Maine
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Farmington
Weather vane
Sculpture
Skyscape, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Majorowicz, Roger L., 1931- , sculptor.
Iron Horse
Sculpture
, founder.
Title:
Skyscape, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1990. Installed Aug. 2, 1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Cast and fabricated burnished aluminum, with stainless steel sealed bearings and bolts.
Dimensions:
Approx. 17 x 10 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
(Signature and date are on a plate atop the roof) signed
Description:
Weather vane depicts an abstract representation of the mountainous landscape near
Farmington
,
Maine
. It is topped by stars and includes a circular disk which symbolizes man in nature.
Subject:
Abstract
Landscape
--
Mountain
Landscape
--
Celestial
--
Star
Landscape
--
Maine
--
Farmington
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Maine
--
Farmington
Weather vane
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of
Maine
, Department of Education, School Administrative District #9, P. O. Box 471,
Farmington
,
Maine
04938
Located Cascade Brook Elementary School, P. O. Box 471,
Farmington
,
Maine
04938
Remarks:
Commissioned under the
Maine
Percent for Art Program for $6,000 for the Cascade Brook Elementary School, formerly known as the
Farmington
Elementary School. The
sculpture
and plaque were cast by the artist in his studio, Iron Horse
Sculpture
. This is reportedly the largest weather vane in
Maine
. IAS files contain a related article from the Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME), Aug. 2, 1990.
Bronze plaque in foyer reads: SKYSCAPE/1990/ROGER L. MAJOROWICZ/WEATHERVANE COMMISSIONED FOR/THE
FARMINGTON
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/AND THE CITIZENS OF
MAINE
/UNDER THE
MAINE
PERCENT FOR ART ACT./(Signature in cursive script:) Roger L. Majorowicz.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Maine
survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and
Sculpture
database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and
Sculpture
, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS ME000321
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
ME000321
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