Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Loren Coleman (born July 12, 1947) is an American cryptozoologist, author and television personality who has written over 40 books on a number of topics, including cryptozoology. He is also the President, Founder and leading Director of the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine.
Portland Museum of Art: Portland: Cumberland: Southern Maine Coast: Art: American and European fine and decorative arts, and the L. D. M. Sweat Memorial Galleries: Preble-Marr Historical Museum: Great Cranberry Island: Hancock: Down East: Local history: website, operated by the Great Cranberry Island Historical Society in the Cranberry House ...
There are many art galleries, a theater company, [4] museums, and schools in the general area. Both Maine College of Art (MECA) and Portland Museum of Art are located in the district. The Maine Historical Society, the Wadsworth-Longfellow House, the Maine Charitable Mechanics Association and the Portland Public Library are located in the district.
The Portland Museum of Art in the Arts District of Portland. The project to integrate the three buildings began in the fall of 2000 and was completed in October 2002. The McLellan House and L. D. M. Sweat Memorial Galleries have an emphasis on 19th-century American art, and the Payson Building houses European and American works from the 20th ...
This page was last edited on 21 November 2023, at 05:20 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
The L. D. M. Sweat Memorial Galleries were built in 1911 by Maine architect John Calvin Stevens.They were named to honor Lorenzo De Medici Sweat, the husband of Portland Museum of Art benefactor, Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat (1823–1908).
Beyond these more famous influences, Cobb also had a strong desire to link the Payson building to Maine. He remarked, “The Portland Museum is a regional museum in a region that is itself a museum, so I believe I had an obligation to connect the new building to the city and the region.” [7] To express the museum’s connection to Maine, Cobb ...
The McLellan-Sweat Mansion (or The McLellan House) is a historic house museum on High Street in Portland, Maine. It forms the rear component of the Portland Museum of Art complex. Built in 1800–01, the house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970 as a well-preserved Federal style brick townhouse.