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Nestled amidst the rows of books at Hawthorne-Longfellow Library is the Special Collections and Archives wing, which houses the rare collection of “The Birds of…
Exploring the Jesup’s medallions
BAR HARBOR The Jesup Memorial Library’s building features a series of medallions both outside and inside the historic building. The medallions include a three-masted ship, a rose surrounded by a belt, a crab catching a butterfly, a dolphin entwined around an anchor, a pelican feeding three chicks as well as other symbols accompanied by cryptic phrases.
Join the Jesup for a virtual panel discussion with Carl Little, author and art critic; Véronique Plesch, professor of Art History at Colby College; and Kat Stefko, director of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives at Bowdoin College, as they discuss the medallions in a Zoom presentation, Monday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m.