Keywords: Artisans
Item 47794
Carpenter holding a square, ca. 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Media: Daguerreotype
Item 48887
Societe des Artisans Canadiens-Francais, Lewiston, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston Media: Silk
Exhibit
A Celebration of Skilled Artisans
The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, an organization formed to promote and support skilled craftsmen, celebrated civic pride and members' trades with a parade through Portland on Oct. 8, 1841 at which they displayed 17 painted linen banners with graphic and textual representations of the artisans' skills.
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.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - In the Beginning - Raw Materials - Quarrying
"… cut from Hallowell granite and sculpted by her artisans Hallowell viewed from Chelsea, Hallowell Chelsea Bridge, ca."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product
"1895Hubbard Free Library 250 men worked at both the quarry and the granite yard. Learn more about these hard, working talented artisans."
