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| See [http://www.mhl.org/about/visit/art/ Original Art at Memorial Hall Library] for pictures and locations of the art listed below.
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| More information on individual pieces of Memorial Hall Library Orginal Art can be found in the Andover File - Memorial Hall Library - Art Works.
| | In 1993, Memorial Hall Library undertook a front-entrance and foyer redesign project. The primary goal of the project was to return the building to a front landscape and walkway design closer to the original 1920's design. Local landscape architect Peter Hornbeck ( [[Hornbeck, Peter]]) designed the entrance and Andover architect Jane Griswold supervised the installation which included native plants and flowers, an oval brick patio and granite curbing. Project funding included individual and corporate private donors, Memorial Hall Library Trustee funds and state funds. |
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| == Accorsi, William ==
| | The front entrance project was originally part of a major 1987 renovation and addition project. Due to a state-funding budget shortfall, the front-entrance redesign project was not underway until the summer of 1994. The Andover Historic Footprints Committee, led by Ann Constantine, Norma Gammon and Larry Lamagna raised more than $60,000 from private donations to ensure the completion of the work. |
| Artwork: "Vanessa", "Hot Air Balloon", "Airplane", "Family Outing"
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| *Morgenroth, Linda. "William Accorsi Finds His Medium in Wood."
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| Mr. Accorsi is a New York sculpture who loves to design playful sculptures.
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| | In addition to the exterior work on the property, the library's front foyer was enhanced with decorative painting featuring a border with the names of New England authors and ivy vines. A plaque comemorating the Historic Footprints donors was mounted in the foyer at the time. |
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| == Barry, Charles Alfred ==
| | A small delay in the completion of the project was reported on in the September 1, 1994 edition of the Lawrence Eagle Tribune. The delay was due to the fact that the granite curbing company delivered pieces that did not fit as they were supposed to. The final dedication for the new park landscaping and stonework as well as a newly renovated foyer was held on January 8, 1995. The foyer was dedicated to Nancy Jacobson who served as Director of Memorial Hall Library from 1974 to 1993. |
| Artwork: "Abraham Lincoln" 1860
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| *"Long-Sought 'First Portrait" of Lincoln Found in Memorial Hall Library." ''Andover Townsman,'' March 6, 1947.
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| *"Lincoln's First Portrait." ''Christian Science Monitor,'' February 12, 1947.
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| Lincoln is depicted here in 1860 as the newly nominated Republican candidate for the Presidency of the United States. The portrait and his personal library were willed to the library by George Henry Torr, president of Smith & Dover Company from 1893 - 1906. The portrait is 29" by 21".
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| == Coon, Howard ==
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| Artwork: "View of Rabbit's Pond", "Ballardvale", "Samaritan House on School Street", "Benjamin Abbot Homestead on Central Street", "Rose Cottage", Benjamin Abbot Homestead Built About 1865".
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| *"Library Brushed up Art Work," '' Andover Townsman,'' October 3, 1991.
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| Mr. Coon taught art at Abbot Academy. He painted local scenes around Andover and in Gloucester.
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| == Crabtree, Shane ==
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| Artwork: "Big Horse" and "Horse and Bear"
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| Mr. Crabtree used an egg yolk and dye combination to produce a glazed brillant color in these works.
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| | Andover Townsman,'''Library Park Foyer Dedication''' January 1, 1995 |
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| == Gerber, Georgia ==
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| Sculpture: Beaver
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| Georgie Gerber sculpts and casts in bronze in her foundry in Whidbey Island, N.Y.
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| | Eagle Tribune Special Supplement, September 13, 1996. |
| | Andover Townsman, "Andover's Biggest Parade Ever this Sunday," September, 12, 1996, page 1 and page 23. |
| | Andover Townsman, "350th: It was the Parade of Parades," September 19, 1996, page 1 and page 35 through page 40 |
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| == Hammond, Phyllis ==
| | [[Image:MHL94RedesignArticles.jpg|thumb|...''Front Entrance Redesign Articles''.... click to enlarge|left]] |
| Sculpture: "Centerpoint"
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| *A description of Centerpoint
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| Ms. Hammond is an accomplished sculpture from East Hampton, N.Y.
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| == Twenty Quilters under the direction of Joan Ross ==
| | [[Image:MHLFrontEntrance.jpg|thumb|...''MHL Front Entrance''.... click to enlarge|left]] |
| [[350th Anniversary Quilt]]: The Hill, the Mill, and the Till | |
| * "Computers and Community Combined for 350th Anniversary Gift", ''Town Crossings'', February 26, 1999.
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| *Description of the 350th Anniversary Quilt
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| The Hill, the Mill, and the Till is an original design by Judi Henderson illustrating scenes spanning the four centuries of Andover's existence.
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| | [[Image:1993MHLFrontEntranceRedesignBrickFundraiser.jpg|thumb|...''Brick Fundraiser Flier''.... click to enlarge|left]] |
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| == Kleck, Pat ==
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| Artwork: "Dancing Man"
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| Ms. Kleck, produces meticulously painted wooden mannequins dressed in detailed costumes. Her donation to the Andover Library
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| *Quimby, Beth. "Art Thrives in Quiet Life." ''Sunday Eagle Tribune'', August 3, 1977, page 1.
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| *French, Kimberly. "Pat Keck's World of Upside Down." ''Boston Globe'', June 1 1985.
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| Ms. Kleck produces meticulously painted wooden mannequins dressed in detailed costumes.
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| == Lange, George ==
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| Artwork: "George Washington at Monmouth"
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| "George Washington at Monmouth" commemorates" the Battle of Monmouth. As the British left Monmouth Court House in Monmouth, New Jersey on June 28, 1778, George Washington attacked a British Army column commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton.
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| This painting was restored in 1979 with funds donated from the Andover Bicentennial Commission, the Board of Trustees on Memorial Hall Library, and Friends of Memorial Hall Library. In 1978 Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., Curator of American Painting of the Museum of Fine Arts placed the date of the painting as the late 1800's to early 1900's.
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| == McDowell, Ruth B. ==
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| Two Quilts: "Freesia", "Out on a Limb"
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| *"Ruth B. McDowell Quintessential Quilter". ''Quilt World'', February/March 1988, p. 31 to p. 34.
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| Ms. McDowell is teacher, speaker, exhibitor and a renowned member of the New England Quilters Guild,
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| == Raymond, David ==
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| Sculpture: "Real Miracles"
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| *"Modern Art on the Move." ''''Andover Townsman'','' October 18, 1987.
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| *"What's Behind the Library."'' Andover Townsman'', October 8, 1987
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| Mr. Raymond sculptures are designed to evoke feelings and ideas.
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| == Steckel, Hilda ==
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| Sculpture: Bird Watchers
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| There were orignally three birdwatchers. Only one remains. The other two were severly damaged by storms.
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| == Sardonis, Jim ==
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| Sculpture: Polar Bears
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| This 6 foot high, interactive, sculpture of a polar bear mother nuzzling three young cubs was crafted by Vermont Sculpture, Jim Sardonis was funded by Memorial Hall Library Trustees. The polar bears were named in a contest: The mother cub is Aurora; The cubs are Klondike, Snowflake, and Grace.
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| * "Polar Bears to Settle in Front of Library", "Townsman", January 31, 2008, page 1 & 2.
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| * "Cold Front Approaching Library", ''The Townsman'' (Town Talk), June 5 ,2008.
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| * "Polar Bears Move in This Saturday", ''The Townsman'', June 12, 2008.
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| * "From Stone to Sculpture", ''The Townsman'', June 12, 2008.
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| * "Polar Bears Come to Andover", ''Eagle Tribune'', June 15, 2008
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| * "Etched in Stone", ''The Townsman'', June 19, 2008, page 7.
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| * "Library Visitors Picking Names for Polar Bears", ''The Townsman'', August 14, 2008,page 1 & 2.
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| * "Nameless No More", ''Sunday Eagle Tribune'', August 24, 2008
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| == Steele, Mark ==
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| Artwork: "Over Andover"
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| *Featuring the following Andoverites
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| **From left to right front row: Kenneth Mahoney (Town Manager 1982 - 1990), Nancy Jacobson (Library Director 1974 - 1993), Miriam Putnam (Library Director 1939- 1967)
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| ** From left to right back row: M. John Christiansen, Jr. (Architect Shelpey Bulfince Boston), Norma Gammon, (Trustee Chair 1985 - 1989) Michael Frishman (Friends' President 1986 - 1989)
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| *Temin, Christine. "Men of Harvard, Men of Steele,"'' Boston Globe Magazine'', September 7, 1986, page 19+
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| Mark Steele is a free lance illustrator, sculpture and painter (watercolor and pen and ink)
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| == Sullivan, David ==
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| Artwork: "After Cezanne"
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| *Description of After Cezanne
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| Mr. Sullivan has painted several pieces of art based on the work of Cezanne. He strives to portray new elements in the master's work.
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In 1993, Memorial Hall Library undertook a front-entrance and foyer redesign project. The primary goal of the project was to return the building to a front landscape and walkway design closer to the original 1920's design. Local landscape architect Peter Hornbeck ( Hornbeck, Peter) designed the entrance and Andover architect Jane Griswold supervised the installation which included native plants and flowers, an oval brick patio and granite curbing. Project funding included individual and corporate private donors, Memorial Hall Library Trustee funds and state funds.
The front entrance project was originally part of a major 1987 renovation and addition project. Due to a state-funding budget shortfall, the front-entrance redesign project was not underway until the summer of 1994. The Andover Historic Footprints Committee, led by Ann Constantine, Norma Gammon and Larry Lamagna raised more than $60,000 from private donations to ensure the completion of the work.
In addition to the exterior work on the property, the library's front foyer was enhanced with decorative painting featuring a border with the names of New England authors and ivy vines. A plaque comemorating the Historic Footprints donors was mounted in the foyer at the time.
A small delay in the completion of the project was reported on in the September 1, 1994 edition of the Lawrence Eagle Tribune. The delay was due to the fact that the granite curbing company delivered pieces that did not fit as they were supposed to. The final dedication for the new park landscaping and stonework as well as a newly renovated foyer was held on January 8, 1995. The foyer was dedicated to Nancy Jacobson who served as Director of Memorial Hall Library from 1974 to 1993.
See
Andover Townsman,Library Park Foyer Dedication January 1, 1995
Eagle Tribune Special Supplement, September 13, 1996.
Andover Townsman, "Andover's Biggest Parade Ever this Sunday," September, 12, 1996, page 1 and page 23.
Andover Townsman, "350th: It was the Parade of Parades," September 19, 1996, page 1 and page 35 through page 40
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