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Veronica Terrillion Collection

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Identifier
NFAI.O.00023987
Repository
TAUNY
Date
1993 (Bulk dates)
Summary

This collection includes photos and writings documenting Lewis County, NY folk artist Veronica Terrillion and her concrete sculptures and other art work. In her work of over 40 years, Veronica Terrillion created a remarkable thing, a total environment of sculpture on her three acre homestead in Lewis County. When she bought the land in 1952, her first project was to construct a log house. Next she dredged a pond and eventually added two islands. Most notable to travelers of Route 812, she began filling her yard with large concrete sculptures which she creates herself. She made her first sculpture in 1954, a statue of the Virgin Mary, and placed it by the roadside. After that she added numerous animals (like a zebra and Adirondack whitetail deer), religious images (a nativity scene and St. Francis of Assisi), and representations of her family members. In all, there are over 400 figures.

Creator and/or Contributor
TAUNY (Traditional Arts in Upstate New York) (creator), Varick Chittenden (creator)
Language
English (Languages)
Geographic Coverage
Northern New York (-)
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