August Exhibit: Judy Taylor

This August, Tremont based artist Judy Taylor will display an exhibit at the Northeast Harbor Library about her 2008 mural project on the history of labor and the labor movement in Maine, additionally Judy will be showing some of her portrait work. The mural project was commissioned by the Maine Department of Labor in 2007. Judy worked with historians to research the subject as she developed the mural. She was inspired by the graphic identity of the WPA, an organization born of FDR’s New Deal. Her mural composition includes 11 large panels depicting the working men and women of Maine. The mural took two years of work to complete from idea to installation. In 2013, with some controversy, the mural was removed from the Department of Labor offices and has been in the custody of the Maine State Museum. It will be reinstalled in their renovated building in 2026. More information about the mural can be found at https://mainestatemuseum.org/maine-labor-mural/ In addition to work related to this mural, Judy is displaying work from other public art projects including portrait commissions from Johns Hopkins and the University of Chicago and other portraiture work. Her exhibit is up for the month of August. There are signed posters from the labor mural for sale. For more information about the Northeast Harbor Library and our exhibits, please contact Kate Young at kyoung@nehlibrary.org or call 207 276 3333. The exhibit is available for viewing whenever the room is available during library hours; if you are making a special trip to see the exhibit, please check availability at nehlibrary.org or call ahead.