- Dates
- 2018-06-18 – 2018-06-29
- Kind
- Public art incident
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagepublic-artcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In June 2018, the Beaver Island District Library reported that an approximately eight-foot orange steel sculpture outside the library was missing. A later forum reply reported that the sculpture had returned.
Evidence limits
The record establishes the library’s public notice and reported recovery. It does not establish theft, vandalism, responsibility, or the artwork’s complete provenance.
Sources
- The library reported that an eight-foot orange steel sculpture in front of the library was missing and asked for its return; a later reply said it was back. The thread does not establish who moved it, whether a crime occurred, the sculpture’s maker, or its ownership history.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013193
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Hemingway sculpture disappears from and returns to the Beaver Island Library, 2018”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-hemingway-sculpture-missing-and-returned-2018/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island District Library, “Hemingway Sculpture Missing,” Beaver Island Forum, June 18–29, 2018..
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