Keywords: Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Item 101065
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1853 Location: Boston Media: Ink on paper
Item 12446
Grace Hall Stratton, Caribou, 1902
Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: 1902 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print
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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.
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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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John Martin: Expert Observer - Circus swing, Boston, 1853
"… his recollections of a circus he attended at the Boston Commons on July 4, 1853. Martin, an accountant and shopkeeper who kept meticulous records…"
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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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