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Architecture -- Boat
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Portland
Architectural component
Weather vane
Sculpture
City Hall Weathervane, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
City Hall Weathervane, (sculpture).
Dates:
1913.
Medium:
Wood and copper interior, gilded with a 23 carat gold leaf finish.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 6 ft. x W 7 1/2 ft. (100 lbs.).
Description:
A weather vane atop City Hall is fashioned after a 15th century sailing ship.
Subject:
Architecture -- Boat -- Sailing Ship
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Portland
Architectural component
Weather vane
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by City of Portland, Parks and Recreation, 389 Congress Street, City Hall, Portland, Maine 04101
Coadministered by City of Portland, Portland Public Buildings, 82 Hanover, Portland, Maine 04101
Located Portland City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Street, Congress Street, Portland, Maine
Remarks:
Since it installation in 1914, the weather vane has been restored in 1914, 1925, 1927, 1935, 1950, 1954, 1974 and 1992. The first restoration occurred after a storm crashed the piece onto a nearby church roof. Regilding was done in 1974 and 1992. For the most recent restoration in 1992, the piece was removed in Oct. 1988. Though it was restored, a shortage of City funds prevented its reinstallation on the roof. It was displayed within the City Hall, and in 1992, local businessman Ladd Heldenbrand financed its reinstallation. IAS files include related articles from the Portland Press Herald, Dec. 7, 1974, April 16, 1992 and April 17, 1992.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Portland Press Herald, April 17, 1992, pg. 1B.
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 ME000361
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
ME000361
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