Wind World, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1993.; Image on file.; Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), Feb. 17, 1992, pg. 7.; (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; 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.
Summary: 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.

Medium: Sculpture: stainless steel, aluminum, bronze, painted; Base: concrete over rebar

Owner/Location: Administered by State of Maine 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

Topic: Allegory--Place--Winds; Architecture--Military--Fort Fairfield; Object--Other--Globe; Abstract