January 11th, 2020
Tag: reflections
Beautiful distortion
DownUp
59th St. on 5th Avenue
January 2nd, 2020
This is not a dance



Joseph Cornell
Untitled, 1965-1070
Collage on paper
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
May 9th, 2019
Life in New York
Repartition
A very stylish abode
The Little Water Girl
”When the renovations to the Portland Public Library were newly completed, I noticed an elderly woman standing in the foyer quietly contemplating the Little Water Girl sculpture, and as I passed by the woman, I heard her whisper the word “precious” to herself. I’m rather fond of the piece myself, so I glanced over caught the woman’s eye and gave her a little smile. She brightened up, took a step towards me, and began to say something, as if she had to tell someone what she was feeling, but instead she just laid her hand on my arm and sighed, as if whatever she said just wouldn’t be enough.”
– Portland author Cliff Gallant
Bronze on a granite base
Artists: George E. Wade, sculptor; Frederick A. Thompson, designer of granite base
Donated in 1917 by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
Portland Public Library
Portland, ME
November 19th, 2018