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Historical Items Showing 3 of 834 View All
Item 9846
Title: Painting of a Caribou
Contributed by: Ste. Agathe Historical Society
Date: 1924
Location: Saint Agatha
Media: oil painting
Item 28728
Title: Middle-class ladies painting, reading and knitting in 1887
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library
Date: 1887
Location: Biddeford
Media: Photograph
Item 1275
Title: Bogdonove and Warren Lumbard, Monhegan, 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1935-07-21
Location: Monhegan
Media: Black and white photograph
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Exhibits Showing 3 of 9 View All
Exhibit
A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland
Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.
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Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine
For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.
Exhibit
Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.