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Stele for the Merrimack, (sculpture). Artist:  Gourfain, Peter, 1934- , sculptor. Tallix, founder. Title:  Stele for the Merrimack, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast Nov. 1, 1995. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 10 in. x 3 ft. x 2 ft. Inscription:  EM (symbol) Description:  A tall bronze stele featuring symbolic images of the history of Lowell rests on a small granite base. On one side of the stele, a female figure representing the spirit of Lowell holds up her proper right hand, the fingers of which are figures that represent Lowell mill workers. Water from Pawtucket Falls, teaming with fish, flows between the figures symbolizing the connection between the falls and the livelihood of Lowell citizens. Below the female's torso are the turbine flutes through which water flowed to power the Lowell mills. The turbine flutes are adorned with the faces of Lowell citizens. Three horizontal bands above the female figure's head depict (from top to bottom): a row of faces of Native Americans and Europeans; a row of water fowl native to the region such as cormorant, ducks, herons, gulls, etc.; and a row of men and women representing mill workers of the 19th century. On the opposite side of the stele Pawtucket Falls in its wild state is symbolized by a large otter holding a fish while the teaming falls cascade around him. Below the otter, the design is again taken from turbine flutes with the falls above and a frog and a turtle in the middle. Three horizontal bands above the otter depict (from top to bottom): a row of leaves, acorns, and berries that gradually turns into hands, nuts, and bolts; a row of birds native to the area woodlands including an owl, woodcock, blue jay, hawk, dove, etc.; and a row adorned with woodlands, a bear, a deer, and Native Americans leading to a town with factory workers on their way to work. Subject:  History -- United States -- Massachusetts Landscape -- River -- Pawtucket Falls Figure group Occupation -- Industry -- Milling Animal -- Otter Animal -- Fish Animal -- Bird Object -- Foliage Ethnic -- Indian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lowell Stele Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts Located Tremont Trolley Terminus Father Morissette Boulevard & Suffolk Street, Lowell, Massachusetts References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. 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 MA000605   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000605 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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