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Preview image of work. colored chalk (not fixed) on brown paper,  Untitled (Maine Yankee) 12560

1999.9.22

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Untitled (Maine Yankee)

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Artist

Yvonne Jacquette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 12/15/1934 – 4/23/2023, New York, New York)

Title

Untitled (Maine Yankee)

Creation Date

n.d.

Century

20th century

Dimensions

17 in. x 13 15/16 in. (43.18 cm x 35.4 cm)

Object Type

drawing

Creation Place

North America, United States

Medium and Support

colored chalk (not fixed) on brown paper

Credit Line

Gift of Katherine Pavlis-Porter, in memory of Phyllis Rosen

Copyright

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Accession Number

1999.9.22

Yvonne Jacquette has hired planes to gain elevated and typically unseen aerial perspectives of the Maine landscape since the 1970s. Aerial photography has long been used for environmental surveys and reconnaissance. This depiction of the controversial Maine Yankee Nuclear Plant in Wiscasset is part of a series of drawings that explores the relationship between Maine’s natural resources and industrial developments, as well as concerns about the environmental impact of nuclear power. In addition to the environmental impact of Maine Yankee since its establishment in 1972, the negative economic consequences of decommissioning the plant (1997–2005) have shaped the lives of many Wiscasset residents.