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Shutt, Rodman,
Rockwell, Lincoln,
Occupation -- Industry
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Accessory
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Other
Logo
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Boothbay Harbor
Billboard
Sculpture
The Fisherman, (sculpture).
Artist:
Shutt, Rodman, sculptor.
Rockwell, Lincoln, painter. (copy after)
Title:
The Fisherman, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Old Fisherman, (sculpture).
Old Lobster Fisherman, (sculpture).
Dates:
1968.
Medium:
Fiberglass over carved Styrofoam on a steel and wood frame.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 25 ft. (800 lbs.).
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A larger than life-size, naturally colored full-length figure of a commercial fisherman. He is standing with his feet apart, and holds a pipe to his mouth with his proper right hand. He is bearded and wears yellow foul-weather gear, including a hat and black boots.
Subject:
Occupation -- Industry -- Fishing
Figure male -- Full length
Dress -- Accessory -- Protective Gear
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Other -- Pipe
Object Type:
Logo
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Boothbay Harbor
Billboard
Sculpture
Owner:
Brown's Wharf and Marina, Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538
Remarks:
The sculpture was designed after Lincoln Rockwell's sign painting of the same subject. The figure's proper left hand was stolen about 1989, but was recovered and reattached. The Old Fisherman is a trademark on Brown Brothers advertising signs, lobster bibs, placemats, stationary, etc.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Boothbay Register (Boothbay, ME), July 18, 1968, pg. 6.
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 ME000048
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
ME000048
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