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Crockett, Edgar,
Cullen, Flora Gray,
Occupation -- Industry
Architecture -- Boat
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Rockland
Stage set
Sculpture
Maine Fisherman's Memorial Pier, (sculpture).
Artist:
Crockett, Edgar, sculptor.
Cullen, Flora Gray, sculptor.
Title:
Maine Fisherman's Memorial Pier, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Aug. 6, 1951.
Medium:
Granite blocks, painted and unpainted, iron anchor, wood, and concrete.
Inscription:
(On block at the back of the pier:) 1854 (At the front of the pier, overlooking dragger fleet:) FISHERMEN'S MEMORIAL unsigned
Description:
A stage area created for public functions in the design of a large pier. Green and white blocks arranged in a semi-circular fashion are placed at the rear of the pier with an anchor set in the center. The front of the pier overlooks the path of a harbor fleet.
Subject:
Occupation -- Industry -- Fishing
Architecture -- Boat -- Detail
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Rockland
Stage set
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Rockland, City Hall, Rockland, Maine 04841
Located Public Landing, Rockland, Maine
Remarks:
The Memorial Pier was erected by the Rockland Jaycees in 1950. Nearby plaque reads: Erected by the Rockland Jaycees. IAS files contain detailed dimensions. For related articles see: the Courier Gazette (Rockland, ME) Feb. 17, 1951; May 15, 1951; and Aug. 6, 1951.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994.
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 ME000126
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Inventory of American Sculpture
ME000126
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