Class Year
2022
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Description
This collection includes records from Gettysburg College’s application process to the NEA, the selection process of the artist, images from the installation process of Sentinel, correspondence and an interview with Martin Puryear, newspaper cutouts of Sentinel’s reception. As well as records from Molly Hutton’s efforts to seek awareness and funding for the preservation and conservation of Sentinel in the early 2000s. Records from the application for an assessment award under Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!), and a manuscript for a story on Sentinel to be featured in the GETTYSBURG alumni magazine are also included.
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Collection Size
0.33 cubic feet
Publication Date
June 2022
Keywords
Public Art, Arts Funding, Sculpture, African American Artists, Art Preservation
Disciplines
Art and Materials Conservation | Contemporary Art | Sculpture
Copyright Note
This finding aid appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Maldonado Lopez, Merlyn. "Guide to MS-288: Creation and Preservation of Martin Puryear’s Sentinel" (June 2022). Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids. Special Collections and College Archives, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College.
Document Type
Finding Aid