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<strong>ArtLink</strong><br />
A set of <strong>ABC</strong><br />
Picture and Vocabulary Cards<br />
featuring images from the<br />
collections of the<br />
Tides Institute & Museum of Art
<strong>ArtLink</strong><br />
Vocabulary Cards<br />
A project of the<br />
Tides Institute & Museum of Art<br />
Eastport, Maine
Aa Acorn<br />
Passamaquoddy Acorn Basket<br />
made of sweet grass and ash by Molly Parker, c. 2000.
Bb Boat<br />
Lumber Ship Off West Quoddy Head, Maine, by<br />
William Edward Norton. Oil on canvas painting, 1875.<br />
Campobello Island, New Brunswick lies in distance.
Cc Coat<br />
Photograph of Lovina Faulkingham of Washington<br />
County, Maine by Berenice Abbott, c. 1960.
Dd Doll<br />
“Marie Quoddy” doll made by<br />
Mary Bryant and Phoebe Lowrey for Cottage Craft,<br />
St. Andrews, New Brunswick, c. 1940.
Ee Egg<br />
Ukranian Easter Egg (Pysanky) made by<br />
Jennifer Multhopp of Lubec, Maine, c. 2005.
Ff Fish<br />
Haddock Fish collected in 1872 at Eastport, Maine by<br />
U.S. Fish Commission. Drawing by H. L. Todd.
Gg Gull<br />
“New England Granite” scene along the eastern coast<br />
of Maine. Wood engraving by Pauline Inman, 1953.
Hh House<br />
Historic Benjamin Lincoln house<br />
built in 1787, Dennysville, Maine.<br />
Photograph by Cecil Greenlaw, c. 1940.
Ii Ice<br />
Winter ice on the Dennys River in Dennysville, Maine.<br />
Photograph by Dr. John Sheahan, c. 1890.
Jj Jar<br />
Glass jar with lid, Regalia Brand Finnan Haddie packed<br />
by Beale & Garnett, Eastport, Maine, c. 1920.
Kk Kids<br />
Passamaquoddy children on the cliffs of<br />
Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick.<br />
Watercolor painting by Charles Caleb Ward, 1869.
Ll Lobster<br />
Lobster can label for Machias Bay Lobster, packed by<br />
Burnham & Morrill of Portland, Maine, c. 1890.
Mm Map<br />
Map of the Passamaquoddy Bay Region of Maine and<br />
New Brunswick by A.D. Phillips, 1964.
Nn Nose<br />
Detail of nose, terra cotta sculpture of a woman’s head,<br />
by Helena Simkhovitch of New York City and<br />
Robbinston, Maine, c. 1960.
Oo Owl<br />
Original design for sardine can label, Owl Brand<br />
American Sardines, Eastport and Port Clyde, Maine<br />
American Can Company, 1903.
Pp Porcupine<br />
Porcupines at Duck Lake,<br />
northern Washington County, Maine.<br />
Photograph by William Lyman Underwood, c. 1895.
Qq Quilt<br />
Quilt from Calais, Maine, c. 1870.<br />
Sawtooth pattern, cheddar yellow and white.
Rr Rose<br />
Detail of rose, hand painted porcelain plate, by<br />
Mattie Waide, Eastport, Maine, c. 1890.
Ss Sky<br />
“View From St. Andrews, New Brunswick,”<br />
by Glenn Adams, c. 2000. Acrylic on board painting.
Tt Turkey<br />
Thanksgiving Dinner Menu for The Schroder Cottages,<br />
Eastport, Maine. Thursday, November 30, 1905.
Uu Umbrella<br />
Detail of an umbrella from<br />
“View of Passamaquoddy Bay,”<br />
by Victor DeGrailly, c. 1840. Oil on canvas painting.
Vv Vase<br />
Ceramic vase by Cottage Craft,<br />
St. Andrews, New Brunswick, c. 1930.
Ww Water<br />
Dennys River in Dennysville, Maine<br />
by George Pearse Ennis. Oil on canvas painting, c. 1930.
Xx Xs<br />
Detail of Xs in “Webster-Ashburton Treaty”<br />
by David Umholtz. Woodcut print, c. 2000.
Yy Yellow<br />
English Yellowware Ceramic Jug, c. 1825-1830.<br />
From Dennison House, East Machias, Maine.
Zz Zigzag<br />
Zigzag in detail, Porcupine Quill<br />
Micmac / Mi’kmaq Basket. c. 1900.
About<br />
<strong>ArtLink</strong><br />
<strong>ArtLink</strong> is an art education and visual<br />
literacy initiative.These alphabet flash<br />
cards feature images of the coastal<br />
border region between Maine and New<br />
Brunswick from the collections of the<br />
Tides Institute & Museum of Art.<br />
A companion publication is a series of<br />
posters for classroom use<br />
featuring images from this region.
Many thanks<br />
to the following<br />
individuals for their<br />
help with this project:<br />
Rosamunde Bordo, TIMA<br />
Fern Hilyard, Passages Program<br />
Debbie Little, Calais Elementary School<br />
Lisa Marin, Jonesport-Beals Schools<br />
Kristin McKinlay, TIMA<br />
Sara Myrick, Eastport, Edmunds<br />
& Perry Schools
Generous Support<br />
for <strong>ArtLink</strong><br />
comes from:<br />
William & Joan Alfond Foundation,<br />
Maine Community Foundation,<br />
Onion Foundation, Virginia<br />
Hodgkins Somers Foundation, and<br />
the Unobskey Foundation.
Notes for teachers,<br />
parents and<br />
caregivers:<br />
Choose a word that appears on a card<br />
and ask your child to find the card.<br />
Play “I-Spy” using the vocabulary cards.<br />
Help children sort and arrange cards<br />
into category piles: objects, people,<br />
landscape, etc. What other categories<br />
could there be?<br />
Make up a story using one or more<br />
cards as inspiration.
Contact:<br />
Tides Institute & Museum of Art<br />
43 Water Street<br />
Eastport, Maine<br />
04631<br />
207.853.4047<br />
tides@tidesinstitute.org<br />
www.tidesinstitute.org<br />
<strong>ArtLink</strong><br />
Tides Institute & Museum of Art<br />
2019
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