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    		• Kahill, Victor,
     
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    		• Therrien, Norman,
     
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    		• Boothbay Foundry,
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Industry
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Johnson, H. Elroy
     
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    		• Animal -- Fish
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Bailey Island
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Maine Lobsterman, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Kahill, Victor, 1895-1965, sculptor.
    Therrien, Norman, 1935- , caster.
    Boothbay Foundry, founder.
    Title: 
    The Maine Lobsterman, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1939. Copyrighted 1939. Cast 1976. Dedicated Sept. 30, 1976.
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: stones set into concrete with planters on three sides.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. W. 28 1/2 in. x D. 46 3/4 in. (800 lbs.).
    Inscription: 
    (At bottom of sculpture, proper right side:) (copyright symbol) VICTOR KAHILL sc 1939 (Circular founder's mark appears) (On plaque on base, rear:) ERECTED/SEPTEMBER 30, 1976 (On plaque on base, front:) A MEMORIAL TO/ALL/MAINE FISHERMEN/WHO HAVE DEVOTED THEIR LIVES/TO THE SEA signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Male figure is dressed in a shirt with the sleeves rolled up and pants tucked into his knee-length boots. He kneels before a lobster, holding onto it and plugging its claw, a procedure known as pegging the lobster. On the ground behind the man is a coiled rope and a cap with a visor. The figure rests atop a square base, embedded with large stones.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Industry -- Fishing
    Portrait male -- Johnson, H. Elroy -- Full length
    Animal -- Fish -- Lobster
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Bailey Island
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Located Land's End at the end of Route 24, Bailey Island, Maine
    Remarks: 
    The original plaster model was created by Victor Kahill for l939 World's Fair Maine Exhibit. This piece was cast from the original plaster by Norman Therrien. This cast honors H. Elroy Johnson, a Bailey Island resident who modeled for the original in 1939. It was financed through private subscription. IAS files contain related articles from the Maine Sunday Telegram, June 15, 1975, the Evening Express (Portland, ME), Feb. 9, 1977 and June 23, 1980 and the Portland Press Herald, July 23, 1977 and Nov. 23, 1977.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1995.
    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 ME000356
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