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    		• Romanelli, Carl,
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Transportation
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Marina del Rey
     
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    		• Billboard
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Helmsman, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Romanelli, Carl, sculptor.
    Title: 
    The Helmsman, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1931-1939. Relocated ca. 1971.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: painted concrete, wood; Base: black granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 10 x 5 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 5 1/2 x 9 x 12 ft.
    Inscription: 
    "The Helmsman" / for many years, this statue stood / in front of and was the trademark for / the world renowned Helms Bakery / on Venice Boulevard in Los Angeles / on October 6, 1971, it was generously donated to the marina by the Helms / Family, in 1975, through the generosity / of the marina's yacht clubs it was/provided with a new helm unsigned
    Description: 
    Full-length male figure of a seaman. He wears thigh-high foul weather boots, pants, and a shirt with the sleeves rolled above the elbows. He has on a brimmed hat which is strapped under his chin. He holds onto a ship's wheel with both hands. His head is turned to the proper right. The wheel is wooden; the sculpture is concrete colored to resemble weathered bronze. The sculpture stands on a large black granite rectangular base.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Transportation -- Sailor
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Marina del Rey
    Billboard
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by County of Los Angeles, Beaches and Harbors Department, Los Angeles, California
    Located Burton W. Chace County Park, End of Mindanao overlooking Marina del Rey Harbor, Marina del Rey, California
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Helms Bakery, Venice Boulevard & Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California ca. 1931-ca. 1971.
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture originally stood in front of the Helms Bakery in Los Angeles, where it served as a trademark for the company. The Helms Bakery closed in 1969, and in 1971, The Helmsman sculpture was donated to Los Angeles County by the Helms family. The sculpture was moved to its current location in 1971. The wooden ship wheel is replaced occasionally with a new one. IAS files contain a copy of a related article from Los Angeles Times, Oct. 17, 1994 and a related excerpt from Howard Gregory's "Southern California Sea Coast Then and Now".
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
    Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Civic Art Program, 2015.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Los Angeles Times, October 17, 1994.
    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 CA001668
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