Administered by State of Maine Bureau of General Services 77 State House Station Augusta Maine 04333
Located Maine State Capitol Capitol Street Augusta Maine
Date:
1909
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, ME0016, 1989.
Monumental News, Aug. 1910, pg. 569.
Image on file.
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Summary:
A larger than life-sized, full-length partially nude figure of the Goddess Minerva standing atop a hemisphere of the State Capitol Building. Her proper right arm is raised, holding an illuminated torch, resembling a pine bough with pine cone. Her proper left arm is extended down and back.
