Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: 1939

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Black and white photograph of a frontal view of "The Maine Lobsterman" bronze statue, showing the kneeling fisherman handling a lobster with the open sky and a distant figure in the background. The photograph shows the bronze sculpture "The Maine Lobsterman" by Victor Kahill from directly in front, with the fisherman kneeling on one knee and the other leg bent, leaning forward as his hands grip a lobster placed on the rectangular base at his feet. The figure wears a collared shirt with rolled-up sleeves and tall boots, and his head is bowed in concentration, emphasizing the physical nature of his work. The statue was commissioned for the 1939 World's Fair and modeled on H. Eloy "Snoody" Johnson of Bailey's Island, Maine, who fished the waters off the island from age 10 to 79. Members of the Harpswell community raised funds to have this copy of the sculpture installed at Land's End, Bailey's Island in 1976. Though considered a symbol of the Maine lobster industry, the pose was the artist's creation and does not represent the way lobstermen actually worked pegging lobsters before the adoption of rubber and silicone bands. 1994. Unidentified, photographer. (See p17021-p17042)(NA4800.)

Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) (1990-1995) was a nationwide survey that ran from 1990-1995 documenting America’s outdoor sculpture. Established in 1990, SOS! helped educate local communities about America’s endangered sculptural heritage. The Maine Arts Commission was one of 106 organizations to participate in this survey.

Topic

Sculpture

Collection

MF161

Series Number

NA4800

Identifier

p17037

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Existence and Location of Originals

Located at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress: AFC 2012/047 https://lccn.loc.gov/2013655211.

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