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The Palm and the Pine, (sculpture). Artist:  Mason, George, 1951- , sculptor. Moore, Steven, architect. Moore, Weinrich & Woodward, architectural firm. Title:  The Palm and the Pine, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned ca. 1986. 1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Terra cotta and brick. Dimensions:  2 pieces. Each: approx. 5 ft. x 5 ft. x 2 in. Inscription:  (On plaque:) THE PALM AND THE PINE/by/GEORGE MASON, 1987./COMMISSIONED FOR THE/MARGARET CHASE SMITH SCHOOL/AT SANFORD, MAINE AND THE CITIZENS/OF MAINE UNDER THE/MAINE PERCENT FOR ART ACT unsigned Description:  Pair of stylized relief murals consisting of a palm and a pine centered within a fractured border. Creatures and assorted symbols appear within the border. Subject:  Landscape -- Tree -- Palm Tree Landscape -- Tree -- Pine Tree Animal Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Sanford Mural Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Sanford, Sanford, Maine 04073 Located Margaret Chase Smith School, Old North Berwick Road, entrance portico, Sanford, Maine 04073 Remarks:  Commissioned under the Maine Percent for Art Act for $7,000. IAS files contain a Percent for Art Approval worksheet and excerpts from the minutes of a meeting of the Art Selection Committee, Sept. 19, 1986. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1995. 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 ME000343   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ME000343 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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