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Westra, Terry,
M. C. Smith & Associates,
Bastian-Blessing Co.,
History -- United States
Architecture -- Boat
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Haven
Sculpture
Starboard Tack, (sculpture).
Artist:
Westra, Terry, sculptor.
M. C. Smith & Associates, landscape architect.
Bastian-Blessing Co., founder.
Title:
Starboard Tack, (sculpture).
Dates:
1984.
Medium:
Sculpture: metal; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 20 x 30 x 14 ft.; Base: approx. 110 in. x 35 ft. x 24 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Four triangular-shaped plates represent the sails of a sailboat.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Michigan
Architecture -- Boat -- Sailboat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Haven
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Grand Haven, 519 Washington Avenue, Grand Haven, Michigan 49417
Located 103 South Harbor, Grand Haven, Michigan
Remarks:
Erected by the Grand Haven Sesquicentennial Commission. Text on nearby plaque reads: WITH GENEROUS DONATIONS FROM THOSE LISTED ON THIS PLAQUE, THE GRAND HAVEN/SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMISSION HAS ERECTED THIS COMMEMORATIVE SCULPTURE/'STARBOARD TACK' AND MADE POSSIBLE THE BRASS REPLICA OF GRAND RIVER IN/WILLIAM M. FERRY LANDING. THESE ARE LASTING TRIBUTES TO THOSE HARDY/PIONEERS WHO FOUNDED GRAND HAVEN IN 1834, AND TO THOSE EARLY SETTLERS/WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS GROWTH AND PROSPERITY. WINDS AND SAILS/WERE IMPORTANT TO THIS CITY'S DEVELOPMENT AT THE MOUTH OF GRAND/RIVER. THE SCULPTURE STANDS AS A CHALLENGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS/TO CONTINUE MAINTAINING GRAND HAVEN'S PROGRESS./SCULPTURE DESIGNED BY TERRY WESTRA/LANDSCAPE DESIGNED BY M. C. SMITH & ASSOCIATES/SCULPTURE MANUFACTURED BY BASTIAN-BLESSING CO. OF GRAND HAVEN (followed by list of City Council, Manager, and Sesquicentennial Commission members).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
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 MI000597
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