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Langlais, Bernard,
Figure male -- Full length
Ethnic -- Indian
Object -- Weapon
Occupation -- Industry
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Skowhegan
Sculpture
Indian of
Skowhegan
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Langlais, Bernard, 1921-1977, sculptor.
Title:
Indian of
Skowhegan
, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1966. Dedicated June 21, 1969.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: white pine, painted; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 62 ft.; Base: approx. H. 20 ft. (24,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On rear of base:)
Skowhegan
/Hospitality/Association (copyright symbol) June 1969 (Proper left:) Sculptor/Bernard Langlais/Born Old Town Maine 1921-Alumnus of/
Skowhegan
School of Painting and Sculpture/Mr. Langlais died in 1977(Proper right:)
Skowhegan
Indian/This sculpture is dedicated/To the Maine Indians/The First people to use/these lands in peaceful ways
Description:
A standing figure of an American Indian holding a fish weir in his right hand and a fishing spear in his left hand. The sculpture honors the memory of Maine Indians who caught salmon and trout in the Kennebec River in
Skowhegan
. The town of
Skowhegan
gets its name from the Indian word for "the watching place" or "a place to watch" for fish.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Ethnic -- Indian
Object -- Weapon -- Spear
Occupation -- Industry -- Fishing
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine --
Skowhegan
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Skowhegan
, Chamber of Commerce, P. O. Box 326,
Skowhegan
, Maine 04976
Located High Street, municipal parking lot,
Skowhegan
, Maine
Remarks:
In 1966, Langlais received a $10,000 commission from the
Skowhegan
Tourist Hospitality Association to build the wooden Indian in observance of the State of Maine's 150th anniversary. The funding was provided from private donations. A local businessman, William Philbrick, donated the white pine. It took the sculptor three years to complete the sculpture at his home in Cushing, Maine. The original plan was for a thirty-foot Indian, but the artist wanted to create a much bigger one, so he donated the logs necessary to double the height. The sculpture was erected on land that was donated by Joseph Ferris of Madison. IAS files contain related materials from the Maine State Library file on monuments and a fact sheet from
Skowhegan
's Chamber of Commerce.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
SOS Assessment Award, 2001.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 77002314
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