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Whitefield Heritage, (sculpture). Artist:  Majorowicz, Roger L., 1931- , sculptor. Title:  Whitefield Heritage, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned fall 1987. 1988. Installed Aug. 31, 1988. Dedicated Sept. 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cast iron, steel, stainless steel, bronze, welded and painted; Foundation: cast concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 27 x 23 x 9 ft.; Foundation: approx. 2 x 10 x 12 ft. (4 1/2 tons). Inscription:  (On plaque above seat on front of sculpture:) WHITEFIELD HERITAGE/1988/ROGER L. MAJOROWICZ/COMMISSIONED FOR/THE WHITEFIELD ELEMENTARY/SCHOOL/AND THE CITIZENS OF MAINE/UNDER THE MAINE PERCENT/FOR ART ACT/(Cursive script:) Roger L. Majorowicz Description:  A tall, blue abstract sculpture representing the past and future of Whitefield Maine. The lower section is composed of wheels, gears, levers and tractor-like seats and is evocative of the agricultural machinery associated with the community's past. The upper section, a weathervane, is composed of futuristic shapes, and turns with the wind. Subject:  Allegory -- Place -- Whitefield Allegory -- Time -- Past Allegory -- Time -- Future Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Abstract Object Type:  Weather vane Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Whitefield Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Maine School Union #51, Whitefield Elementary School, RFD #1, Box 2, North Whitefield, Maine 04353 Located Whitefield Elementary School, Route 126, Whitefield, Maine Remarks:  Sculpture was "inspired by agricultural activity of the past and looking forward to a future in space." The upper section was said at the time of the sculpture's installation to be the largest weather vane in New England, and its turning in the wind is meant to suggest "moving forward with direction." The triple repeating of component forms in the sculpture is meant to symbolize the three villages comprising Whitefield: Coopers Mills, North Whitefield, and Kings Mills. Funded under the Maine Percent for Art Program, at a cost of $8,500. IAS files contain related articles from the Kennebec Journal, Sept. 14, 1988; Lincoln County News (Maine), April 28, 1994, Sect. A, pg. 15; as well as documentation and a description from the artist. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME), Aug. 20, 1988, pg. 14. 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 ME000045   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ME000045 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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