Identifier	Type	Subject	Title	Web Resource
2091	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	Charles Child: A Master Draftsman Revisited		Charles Child: A Master Draftsman Revisited Identifier: 2091    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 1997-06 Collection: Blum Gallery Collection Description: Oils, Watercolors and Drawings, including Landscapes of Mount Desert Island June 12 - July 5, 1997 Opening reception: Sunday, June 15 5 to 7 p.m. Cover: Charles Child at Lopaus Point Photograph by Paul Child, August 20, 1975
2129	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	Blum Gallery 2011 Summer Exhibits		Blum Gallery 2011 Summer Exhibits Identifier: 2129    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 2011-07 Collection: Blum Gallery Collection Description: 2011 Summer Exhibits Join us for another summer of inspiring, educational, and fascinating exhibits at COA's Ethel H. Blum Gallery! July 8-23: Charting a Story: Martha Stewart's Maine Map Collection Come see an exhibit of Martha Stewart's exquisite map collection from her Mt. Desert Island home. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, July 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. and we hope to see you there. August 5-20: A Few of My Favorite Things 2011 A Few of My Favorite Things is back with new collectors, new pieces, and maybe a few surprises too. The opening reception for this exhibit will be on Thursday, August 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. [show more]
2130	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	Blum Gallery 2010 Summer Exhibits		Blum Gallery 2010 Summer Exhibits Identifier: 2130    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 2010-07 Collection: Blum Gallery Collection Description: 2010 Summer Exhibits July 9-31, 2010 Huellas: Past and Future A solo exhibit of Nancy Manter's newest works, from her residency at The MacDowell Colony. Opening reception Thursday, July 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. August 10-28, 2010 A Few of My Favorite Things A group exhibit showcasing some of MDI's most avid art collectors' favorite pieces and the stories behind them. Opening reception Sunday, August 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. Front: Nancy Manter, Snow-Driven #1, Snow-Driven #3 and Snow-Driven #5, each 15" x 24", mixed media on aluminum panel. [show more]
2185	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	Birds of Acadia National Park		Birds of Acadia National Park Identifier: 2185    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 1989 Collection: Dorr Museum Collection Description: This 1989 brochure from Acadia National Park includes a checklist of species of birds seen within the Acadia National Park area, with abundance and habitat designations and a visual representation of the species' presence throughout the year.
2168	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	Beauty and the Beast: Nature Images		Beauty and the Beast: Nature Images Identifier: 2168    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 2003-08 Collection: Dorr Museum Collection Description: Beauty and the Beast: Nature Images August 18 - October 12, 2003 This exhibit features nineteen color and photogravure prints of New York-based photographer Barbara Yoshida, whose work has been shown throughout the world. Since 1996, six artist's residencies in National Parks, including Acadia National Park, have provided an opportunity for Ms. Yoshida to reexamine her relationship with nature. Her large-format images capture the diversity of landscape on the planet and the various forms of life that it supports, and reflect her conviction that the preservation of nature with a camera is inextricably linked to the preservation of various species and their habitats. In other words, the medium fits the message. Front: Jawbone, Lilies, and Maple. 14" x 11" Silver Gelatin Print. Courtesy of Barbara Yoshida [show more]
2103	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	Beatrix Jones Farrand: The Reef Point Legacy		Beatrix Jones Farrand: The Reef Point Legacy Identifier: 2103    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 2002-07 Collection: Blum Gallery Collection Description: American landscape architect Beatrix Farrand's family home, Reef Point, is the subject of this exhibit, curated especially for the Blum Gallery by Farrand expert, Eleanor McPeck. The exhibit includes rare unpublished drawings, photographs, specimens and memorabilia of the Reef Point Garden project. Also included are archival and contemporary photographs of her carriage path designs of Acadia National Park and other public and private gardens on MDI. July 11 - August 10, 2002 Opening reception: Sunday, July 14, 2002 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Front: Lynch Gate, Seal Harbor, sketch and watercolor by Beatrix Farrand, circa 1914-1950; courtesy of Environmental Design Archives; University of California, Berkeley. [show more]
2088	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	At Crossroads: Contemporary Art from Zimbabwe		At Crossroads: Contemporary Art from Zimbabwe Identifier: 2088    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 1997-11 Collection: Blum Gallery Collection Description: Paintings, woodcuts, sculpture, cloth and musical instruments from the collection of Dr. Etta Kralovec and Franks Davis. Opening reception: Sunday, November 2, 1997 Exhibition runs through Saturday, November 29 Front: Face, oil, 1996, by Shepherd Mahufe
2154	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	Ancient Traditions, Contemporary Visions		Ancient Traditions, Contemporary Visions Identifier: 2154    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Collection: Blum Gallery Collection Description: Ancient Traditions, Contemporary Visions August 14-September 21 Art has the capacity to convey timeless values of truth and beauty even as it confronts violence and change. Five American artists from Asian, Middle Eastern and Western traditions express complex multi-cultural realities in painting and sculpture. Eyal Danieli~Bob Gottlieb~Philip Heckscher~Nina Kuo~Wasma'a Chorbachi Opening reception on Sunday, August 17, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Front: "Mount Desert," Philip Heckscher, 1999, 24" x 36" [show more]
2150	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	An Island Invitational		An Island Invitational Identifier: 2150    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Collection: Blum Gallery Collection Description: An Island Invitational Oils and acrylics by Robert Goodman, Alan McCord, and Judy Taylor. Sculptural work by Shirley Fuerst. Opening reception: Sunday, July 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibition runs through Saturday, August 8 Gallery hours: Noon to 5 p.m., Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday Front: Robert Goodman, Trees at Dusk, acrylic, 1996, 13 by 19 inches
2151	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	A Salute to Wingspread: Aurelia Brown, Marian Olin, and Adele Seronde		A Salute to Wingspread: Aurelia Brown, Marian Olin, and Adele Seronde Identifier: 2151    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Collection: Blum Gallery Collection Description: A Salute to Wingspread: Aurelia Brown, Marian Olin, and Adele Seronde Opening reception: Sunday, July 11, 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibition runs through Saturday, July 31 Blum Gallery hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Tues - Sat. Front: Adele Seronde, Iris, oil, four feet in diameter
2118	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	A Rare View: Everyday Life on Mount Desert Island, 1860 - 1940		A Rare View: Everyday Life on Mount Desert Island, 1860 - 1940 Identifier: 2118    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 2000-07 Collection: Blum Gallery Collection Description: A Rare View: Everyday Life on Mount Desert Island, 1860 - 1940 The Raymond Strout Collection Early maps, posters, broadsides, ledgers, letters, wooden signs, handblown glass, bottles, oyster crocks and Soderholtz pots tell a special story of the everyday life of villagers of Mount Desert Island of the nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Local historian Raymond Strout, who as a Bar Harbor schoolboy became fascinated with collecting "ordinary" objects from the past, reveals how eloquent simple objects and papers become over time. On exhibit from July 8 - August 6 Opening reception July 10 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. [show more]
2137	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	A Place to Take Root, The History of the Terra Cotta Pot and the Garden Container in America		A Place to Take Root, The History of the Terra Cotta Pot and the Garden Container in America Identifier: 2137    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 2004-08 Collection: Blum Gallery Collection Description: August 14 - September 18 This special collection explores the secret history of the humble garden pot from its origins in the ancient world to its place in today's elegant contemporary garden. Featuring work by Guy Wolff, Whichford Studios, Lunaform, seldom-seen pieces by Eric Soderholtz and others. Guy Wolff will give a lecture and demonstration on the potters wheel at the opening reception. Opening reception on Sunday, August 15 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Image: page from original E.E. Soderholtz catalogue, circa 1920s. [show more]
2131	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	A Few of My Favorite Things: 2011 Exhibit Call for Entry		A Few of My Favorite Things: 2011 Exhibit Call for Entry Identifier: 2131    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 2011-08 Collection: Blum Gallery Collection Description: From back text: The exhibit will showcase one piece from each collector alongside text explaining the piece's origin and why it is a favorite. These pieces may range from a favorite painting, to sculpture, to coins, to family heirlooms. The story accompanying the artwork will be just as important as the piece itself. The text should explain why the item is one of your favorites--thus enabling the viewer to understand how the artwork came to be a part of the collection. A Few of My Favorite Things 2011 is currently scheduled for the month of August 2011 in the Ethel H. Blum Gallery. Drop off of artwork will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, August 2 and 3, with an opening reception on Thursday, August 4, 2011. The show will run through Saturday, August 20. Curated by Rebecca Woods, summer curator, Ethel H. Blum Gallery, College of the Atlantic [show more]
2128	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	A Dinner Invitation		A Dinner Invitation Identifier: 2128    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 2010-01 Collection: Blum Gallery Collection Description: Image: Eagle over the Porcupines Off Bar Harbor, at sunrise from atop Cadillac Mountain, by Jane Davis Doggett
2272	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	2004 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation		2004 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation Identifier: 2272    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 2004-06-05 Collection: Commencement Collection Description: This is the invitation to the thirty-second commencement ceremony at College of the Atlantic, held on June 5, 2004. The invitation card has a pastel drawing depicting two trees with mountains in the background. The illustration is credited to Andrew Moulton, '04.
2271	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	2003 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials		2003 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials Identifier: 2271    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 2003-06-07 Collection: Commencement Collection Description: These are materials from the thirty-first commencement ceremony at College of the Atlantic, held on June 7, 2003. The first image is the invitation card sent to graduating seniors, faculty, and advisors, inviting them to a garden tea party at Beatrix Farrand Gardens to celebrate senior project completion. The invitation card is decorated with an illustrated border depicting pink and purple lilacs, credited to Ellen Blonder. The second image is the invitation card to the commencement ceremony. It has a watercolor painting in blue and earth tones that resembles the view of the ocean and land from one of Mount Desert Island's mountains. The art is credited to Alana Beard, '03, and the invitation was printed on recycled paper. [show more]
2270	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	2002 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials		2002 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials Identifier: 2270    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 2002-06-08 Collection: Commencement Collection Description: These are materials from the thirtieth commencement ceremony at College of the Atlantic, held on June 8, 2002. The first image is the front of the commencement program. It has an illustration depicting a woman sitting with her back to the viewer looking at a small pond, which has the COA logo in it. The illustration was done by Kerrie C. Sands, '02. The program is printed on dark gray, acid-free, post-consumer waste fiber. The second image is the front of the invitation to graduating seniors to a garden tea party at Beatrix Farrand Gardens. It has an illustration depicting three plates. On the plates, the COA logo is in various states of being eaten. The cover design is credited to Blakeney Virginia Sanford, '02. [show more]
2268	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	1999 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials		1999 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials Identifier: 2268    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 1999-06-05 Collection: Commencement Collection Description: These are materials from the twenty-seventh commencement ceremony at College of the Atlantic, held on June 5, 1999. The first image is the front of the invitation to the garden tea party for graduating seniors, faculty, and advisors, held at Beatrix Farrand Gardens on May 28, 1999. It has a detailed illustration of a flowering branch of what may be a cherry tree, done in green ink on a white background. The second image is the front of the commencement program. It has a woodblock print, done in black ink on a gray background, of a plant with a sprout above the soil and a bulb below. Inside the bulb are the runes from the COA logo. The woodblock print was done by Heather Albert-Knopp, '99. [show more]
2264	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	1995 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation		1995 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation Identifier: 2264    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 1995-06-03 Collection: Commencement Collection Description: This is the invitation to College of the Atlantic's twenty-third commencement celebration, held on June 3, 1995. It has a simple design in green ink, with a version of the COA logo surrounded by tiny designs in the style of Celtic knotwork.
2263	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	1994 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation		1994 College of the Atlantic Commencement Invitation Identifier: 2263    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 1994-06-04 Collection: Commencement Collection Description: This is the invitation postcard from the twenty-second commencement celebration at College of the Atlantic, held on June 4, 1994. It is illustrated with an ornate print based on the COA logo in dark blue ink on a white background. The print is signed with the initials G.H.
2262	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	1993 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials		1993 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials Identifier: 2262    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 1993-06-05 Collection: Commencement Collection Description: These are materials from the twenty-first commencement celebration at College of the Atlantic, held on June 5, 1993. The two images are of the invitation and program. Both feature a simple design of the shape of the COA logo, printed in green ink. In this version of the COA logo, the "human" rune is composed of interlocking human arms; the "earth" rune is a tree; and the "water" rune is replaced by a stylized depiction of tree roots, with various shapes and symbols hidden inside the roots. [show more]
2240	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	1991 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials		1991 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials Identifier: 2240    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 1991-06-08 Collection: Commencement Collection Description: These are materials from the nineteenth commencement ceremony at the College of the Atlantic, held on June 8th, 1991. The first image is from the commencement invitation. It features a grayscale photograph of a collection of rocks, taken by Noreen E. Hogan. The second image is from the commencement program. It is also in grayscale, and depicts waves in water. The art is credited to Ned Ormsby, and was printed on recycled paper. It also features a quote attributed toAmerican Transcendentalist writer Ralph Waldo Emerson. The quote by Emerson reads: "What is Success? To laugh often and love much, to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give one's self; to leave the world a lot better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived -- this is to have succeeded." [show more]
2239	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	1990 College of the Atlantic Commencement Program		1990 College of the Atlantic Commencement Program Identifier: 2239    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 1990-06-02 Collection: Commencement Collection Description: This is the front cover of the program for the eighteenth commencement ceremony of the College of the Atlantic, held on June 2, 1990. It has a black and white print depicting a group of human figures climbing a set of stairs to look out at a view of water and evergreen trees. Some of the figures are helping other figures up, and one is raising their arms in wonder or celebration. The text reads: "Here comes the turn of the tide." Emily Bracale, '90 created the cover illustration, and it was printed on recycled paper. [show more]
2238	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	1989 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials		1989 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials Identifier: 2238    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 1989-06-03 Collection: Commencement Collection Description: These are materials from the seventeenth commencement celebration at the College of the Atlantic, held on June 3, 1989. The first image is from the commencement invitation card. It has a detailed black and white line illustration by Katrina Hodgins. The second image is from the commencement program. It has a black and white photograph of a group of five young children, printed on a gray background. The photograph was taken by Jared Crawford. [show more]
2237	Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard	Other	1988 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials		1988 College of the Atlantic Commencement Materials Identifier: 2237    Type: Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard Subject: Other Creator: College of the Atlantic Date: 1988-05-28 Collection: Commencement Collection Description: These are materials from the College of the Atlantic's sixteenth commencement ceremony, held on May 28, 1988, in Bar Harbor. The first image is from the commencement invitation. It has a blue and white illustration depicting abstract human figures in a circle, locking arms. The second image is from the commencement program brochure. It has a stylized black and white illustration depicting a crane in mid-flight. According to a May 20, 1988 COA News release, the 1988 commencement ceremony included a large mobile constructed of one thousand origami cranes, made by members of the graduating class and community. The cranes symbolized world peace and were inspired by the memory of Sadako Sasaki, a survivor of the Hiroshima bomb whose project to make one thousand paper cranes became an international symbol of a wish for peace. [show more]

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