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Featured Archives Slideshow:

C. Scott White

C. Scott White, an artist from Massachusetts whose water colors once graced nearly every summer home in our area, began coming to Mount Desert before World War One as a houseguest of Dr. Vincent Bowditch at Islesford. From 1917 until 1939 White and his wife stayed with the W. O. Sawtelles, also on Islesford, and exhibited at the Blue Duck. In 1939 the Whites transferred to the Asticou Inn and spent summers there until “Uncle Scottie” died in the late 1950s. The brief exhibition that represents the Library’s effort to record Mr. White’s history on Mount Desert. These images are copied from private collections and are shown with permission.

 

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  • 1-poster
    Poster: A gnarled veteran salvaged from a tree in 1921.
  • 2-invitation
    Invitation: To a show at the Asticou Inn.
  • 3-fromAsticou
    The gardens at Asticou as seen from the porch.
  • 4-terraces-landing
    Asticou Terraces Landing in about 1945.
  • 5-dancerock
    The Dance Rock at Baker’s Island in 1918.
  • 6-treesatIslesford
    Trees at The Head, Islesford.
  • 7-oceanDive
    From Ocean Drive (Park Loop Road) looking toward Baker’s Island.
  • 8-Wreck
    Schooner Wreck at Northeast Harbor (near Branscom’s Wharf).
  • 9-shedonBakers
    Charles Gilley’s bait shed on Baker’s Island (pencil sketch).
  • From-head
    The view from Marsh Head, Islesford (pencil sketch).
  • Tree-sketch
    Islesford, looking through the trees to Seal Harbor (pencil sketch).

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