Maine Memory Network

"Portrait of Hawa" Mainer project, Portland, 2016

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2015 Location: Portland Media: Ink and charcoal on paper, wood frame

Mainer t-shirt, Portland, 2022

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2022 Location: Portland Media: Cotton, ink

Pigeon's Mainer Project: who decides who belongs?

Street artist Pigeon's artwork tackles the multifaceted topic of immigration. He portrays Maine residents, some who are asylum seekers, refugees, and immigrants—people who are often marginalized through state and federal policies—to ask questions about the dynamics of power in society, and who gets to call themselves a “Mainer.”