Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: 1968

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Description

Black and white vertical photograph of a 25-foot tall fiberglass fisherman sculpture by Rodman W. Shutt of Strasburg, Pennsylvania, 1968. The statue is variously titled as, "The Fisherman," "The Old Fisherman," and "The Old Salt," but is best known locally as "Captain Brown." The sculpture is fiberglass over Styrofoam and stands outside Brown's Wharf and Marina in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. The Caucasian male figure stands with his feet braced apart, holding a pipe in his mouth with his proper right hand. His proper left hand hangs at his side. He has a long, white beard and wears yellow foul-weather gear and Sou'Wester. The statue stands beside a sign reading, "Brown's Wharf" with a dory at his heels. Large trees stand in the background. 1994. Unidentified photographer. (See p17151-p17153)(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

p17151

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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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