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(Village Elementary School Sign), (sculpture). Artist:  Swanson, Arthur W., designer. Kearney, James W., fabricator. Cider Hill Woodworks, design firm. Title:  (Village Elementary School Sign), (sculpture). Dates:  1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Forged wrought iron, painted with black enamel, portions gilded. Dimensions:  Approx. 18 x 45 x 1.5 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A linear depiction of a traditional school globe with three closed books leaning up against it, and an open book lying on its back, all on a beam in the shape of a stylized pen. The sculpture is mounted on a tall wooden post with a school sign suspended below it. Subject:  Object -- Other -- Globe Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object -- Other -- Writing Tool Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by York School Department, 300 York Street, York, Maine 03909 Located Village Elementary School, 122 York Street, York, Maine Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. The sculpture and sign were designed by Arthur W. Swanson, of Cider Hill Woodworks. The wrought iron portions were forged by James Kearney. The sculpture was paid for with funds used to renovate the school. Sign which hangs below sculpture reads: VILLAGE/ELEMENTARY/SCHOOL. IAS files contain a related article from The York Weekly (York, ME), April 27, 1994, pg. 1; and a correction relating to that article which appeared on May 4, 1994, pg. 2. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. The York Weekly (York, ME), April 27, 1994, pg. 1. 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 ME000116   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ME000116 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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