Maine Memory Network

Early Maine Photography - Art

"Art Silhouette of an unidentified woman, ca. 1855Maine Historical Society When the French artist Louis Daguerre announced his invention of…"

Hollingsworth Fine Arts

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Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"Art Ezekiel Day, Portland, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection contains several photographs that are…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Study for the LDM Sweat Memorial Art Museum, Portland, ca. 1911

"Study for the LDM Sweat Memorial Art Museum, Portland, ca. 1911 Contributed by Maine Historical Society Description Architecture…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"Art Joseph Leland of Saco, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society Nineteenth century Portland supported an active artistic community."

Bowdoin College Museum of Art

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Arts Study Club Program, Farmington, 1930-1931

"… group of women devoted to the study of the arts in their many and various forms formed the Arts Study Club."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"Bar Harbor: Building of Arts Building of Arts, Bar Harbor, ca. 1930 Building of Arts, Bar HarborJesup Memorial Library The September 13, 1905…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI

"Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI Kreisler, Fritz, perf. "Beautiful Ohio." Rec. ca. 1930. Open Source Audio Collection, n.d."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island

"A Short History Of Performing Arts On Mount Desert Island Text by Gina Sabatani and Taylor Thomas-Marsh Nestled alongside Maine's central coast, the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"Building Of The Arts Era Building Of The Arts, Bar Harbor, Maine The Building of the Arts was officially dedicated in 1907 and remained the…"

Music in Maine - MAKE

"… people to socialize, dance, sing, sell their art, and honor their cultures. Most powwows are open to the public."

Music in Maine - Community Music

"… and musician Benoit Bourque through the Maine Arts Commission’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program."

Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"… world-premiered at the Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono and performed as part of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s Ode to Joy…"

Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis

"… anti-establishment philosophy that extends into art, fashion, and life. One of Maine’s earliest punk bands, The Same Band of Brunswick, held a…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations

"… written commentaries -- and are important as folk art as well. Some of the illustrations are available, organized into various topical categories…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… and postulated about, architecture, folk art, the greater Bangor area, gardening and farming, transportation, education, politics, dance and music…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… of his surroundings in amazingly detailed folk art-style sketches, many enhanced by watercolors. The illustrations and his meticulous descriptions…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Eaton W. Tarbell

"Gropius replaced the traditional Beaux Arts curriculum with that of the International Style he had helped to develop in Europe."

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"… Citizens for Historic Preservation, the Maine Arts Festival at Bowdoin College, and the Maine Chapter of the American Institute of Architects."

Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings

"… Gallery, now part of the Portland Museum of Art. The impressive 1909 watercolor for the Portland City Hall was produced by the principal…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Search the Database

"Renderings are often considered works of art, and therefore may warrant a stand alone record, even if directly related to a commission."

Music in Maine - Music in Maine

"Music in Maine Music is something we share as humans—non-verbal forms of storytelling and expressions of beauty and emotions through sound."