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Ohio Bicentennial Barn Painting
Description: The Bicentennial barn-painting program was an inexpensive, grassroots marketing campaign that painted the official logo of the Ohio Bicentennial on a highly visible historic barn in each of Ohio's 88 counties. Over 2,000 farmers and landowners submitted their barn descriptions to the committee for consideration. Beginning in 1998, artist Scott Hagan spent five years painting the logos, tailored to every barn's unique character. Typically, the barn owners hosted a celebration at the completion of their barn painting. This photograph is an exterior view of the sixth barn to be painted, which was damaged by a tornado in 1998. Because of this, Scott Hagan painted another barn in Ottawa County in 2001. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08540
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003
Places: Ottawa County (Ohio)