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Majorowicz, Roger L.,
Blatt, Steve,
Allegory -- Place
Architecture -- Military
Object -- Other
Abstract
Weather vane
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Fort Fairfield
Sculpture
Wind World, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Majorowicz, Roger L., 1931- , sculptor.
Blatt, Steve, assistant.
Title:
Wind World, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Oct. 8, 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: stainless steel, aluminum, bronze, painted; Base: concrete over rebar.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 22 x 11 x 9 1/2 ft.; Foundation: approx. 1 x 10 x 10 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on rear:) WIND WORLD/ROGER L. MAJOROWICZ/1991/COMMISSIONED FOR THE
FORT
FAIRFIELD
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/AND THE CITIZENS OF
MAINE
/UNDER THE
MAINE
PERCENT FOR ART ACT/(Cursive script:) Roger L Majorowicz signed
Description:
A stainless steel cylinder set on a circular bench and supporting a globe, above which are clouds, the cardinal points of the compass, and a weather vane. The weather vane includes a two-dimensional replica of the historic
Fort
Fairfield
.
Subject:
Allegory
--
Place
--
Winds
Architecture
--
Military
--
Fort
Fairfield
Object
--
Other
--
Globe
Abstract
Object Type:
Weather vane
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Maine
--
Fort
Fairfield
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of
Maine
, Department of Education, School Administrative District #20, 80 Brunswick Avenue, P. O. Box 212,
Fort
Fairfield
,
Maine
04843
Located
Fort
Fairfield
Elementary School, 80 Brunswick Avenue, P. O. Box 212,
Fort
Fairfield
,
Maine
04743
Remarks:
Commissioned for $8,000 through the
Maine
Percent for Art Program. IAS files contain related material from the Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), Feb. 17, 1992, pg. 7, and the Kennebec Journal (Kennebec, ME), Oct. 1, 1991. Steve Blatt poured the concrete base.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Maine
survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), Feb. 17, 1992, pg. 7.
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 ME000052
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