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    		• Hamilton, Susan (of Phineas Press),
     
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    		• Cowgill, Thomas,
     
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    		• Swanson, Arthur W.,
     
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    		• Phineas Press,
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Eliot
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Heron Cove Road Sign), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Hamilton, Susan (of Phineas Press), designer.
    Cowgill, Thomas, assistant.
    Swanson, Arthur W., assistant.
    Phineas Press, design firm.
    Title: 
    (Heron Cove Road Sign), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1983-1984.
    Medium: 
    Sign: forged iron, gilded and painted; Post: reinforced wood.
    Dimensions: 
    Sign: approx. 25 x 29 x 1 in.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On sign:) HERON/COVE ROAD unsigned
    Description: 
    A sign attached to a tall post. The sign is green with gold lettering and has gold borders above and below the text. Above the sign a heron stands among reeds in water. The heron is black with gilt on its beak, crest, breast, wing, and legs.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bird -- Heron
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Eliot
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Heron Cove Road Subdivision, Heron Cove Road, On Route 236, near Route 101, Eliot, Maine
    Remarks: 
    Susan Hamilton of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, designed the sign. Thomas Cowgill was the forger and Arthur W. Swanson was the adaptor for the ironwork.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994.
    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 ME000110
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