Stonecutter, (sculpture).

Stonecutter, (sculpture).

Muir, William H., 1902-1964, sculptor.

Stonecutter, (sculpture).

Sculpture cast after ca. 1950 plaster. Dedicated Nov. 1994.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite; Benches: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 37 x 28 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 74 x 48 x 48 in.; Benches: each approx. H. 20 in. x W. 18 in. x L. 72 in.

(On plaque on front of base:) THIS STONE CUTTER PROUDLY STANDS/AS A TRIBUTE TO THE MANY WORKERS/WHOSE LABOR AND DEDICATION HAVE MADE/THIS REGION KNOWN INTERNATIONALLY/AS THE HOME OF DEER ISLAND GRANITE./ANTONIO CABRAL RAMOS, ONE OF THE MANY/WHO TRAVELED TO CROTCH ISLAND TO BRING/DEER ISLAND GRANITE TO THE WORLD,/DONATES THIS MONUMENT TO THEIR HONOR./ERECTED NOVEMBER 1994. unsigned

A stonecutter kneels with a mallet raised in his proper right hand, ready to strike a pin that he holds against the ground with his proper left hand. The stonecutter is shirtless and wears a brimmed cap and workman's trousers. The sculpture is mounted on top of a three-tiered base with a plaque on the front, with two benches behind it to one side.

Portrait male -- Donovan, Bill -- Full length

Occupation -- Art

Object -- Art Tool -- Mallet

Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Stonington

Administered by Town of Stonington, P. O. Box 9, Stonington, Maine 04681

Located Stinson Park, Stonington, Maine

Plaster cast of sculpture was done by the artist in the 1950s and given to the town by his widow, Emily Muir, after his death. Donated by Antonio Cabral Ramos, president of the New England Stone Company, owner of the Crotch Island Quarry, who paid for the cost of casting the sculpture and erecting the base, as well as the cost of the benches. The model for the sculpture was Bill Donovan of Stonington, who was a stonecutter on Crotch Island. Dedicated to the workers who made the region known as the home of Deer Isle granite. IAS files contain a related article from the Ellsworth American (Ellsworth, ME), Nov. 24, 1994, sect. I, pg. 9.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1995.

Ellsworth American (Ellsworth, ME), Nov. 24, 1994, sect. I, pg. 9.

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