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Birds of a Feather, 2007
This is a large (10'ht.) granite (Virginia black) sculpture I installed in July of 2007 in Greenville, Maine.
It's a monument to Henry Thoreau and the Wabanaki Indian nation. It was
dedicated July 23rd exactly 150 years to the day after Thoreau and his
Penobscot guide left Greenville by birch bark canoe on the last of his
three trips through the Maine woods. The piece contains quotations from
Thoreau, as well as some Indian quotations in the Penobscot language.
Thoreau's book, The Maine Woods, is a chronicle of these trips. The
birds and pillar are carved from one piece of granite and the entire
piece weighs about 7 tons. This commission came as a result of my entering a national competition.
Medium: Granite.
Location: Greenville, Maine
This piece is accesible to the public. Click here for directions