Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
This watercolor, depicting World War II soldiers lined up for a meal at Cape Elizabeth’s Fort Williams, was part of a series painted by Maine artist Alice Harmon Shaw (1913-1994). Shaw, originally from Cape Elizabeth, was a graduate of the Portland School of Applied and Fine Art, a precursor to the Maine College of Art & Design. Shaw actively exhibited her work during the 1930s and 1940s throughout Maine and the United States.
During the war, Shaw and her sister Betty both served in the American Red Cross, as an occupational therapist and in the Motor Corps respectively. Reportedly, Shaw painted these Fort William scenes from her sister's descriptions.
About This Item
- Title: Chow at Fort Williams, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1942
- Creator: Alice Harmon Shaw
- Creation Date: circa 1942
- Subject Date: circa 1942
- Location: Fort Williams, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: watercolor
- Local Code: 2012.337.003
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Fort Williams (Me.)
- Kirkpatrick, Alice Harmon Shaw, 1913-1994
- Women artists--Maine
- Women in war
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945--Art and the war
- World War, 1939-1945--Food supply--Maine
- Food service--Maine--Cape Elizabeth
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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