The Maine Lobsterman, (sculpture) | Smithsonian Institution

Object Details

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1995.; Image on file.; (At bottom of sculpture, proper right side:) (copyright symbol) VICTOR KAHILL sc 1939 (Circular founder's mark appears) (On plaque on base, rear:) ERECTED/SEPTEMBER 30, 1976 (On plaque on base, front:) A MEMORIAL TO/ALL/MAINE FISHERMEN/WHO HAVE DEVOTED THEIR LIVES/TO THE SEA signed Founder's mark appears.; 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.
Summary: Male figure is dressed in a shirt with the sleeves rolled up and pants tucked into his knee-length boots. He kneels before a lobster, holding onto it and plugging its claw, a procedure known as pegging the lobster. On the ground behind the man is a coiled rope and a cap with a visor. The figure rests atop a square base, embedded with large stones.

1939. Copyrighted 1939. Cast 1976. Dedicated Sept. 30, 1976

Medium: Sculpture: bronze; Base: stones set into concrete with planters on three sides

Owner/Location: Located Land's End at the end of Route 24 Bailey Island Maine

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Topic: Figure male--Full length; Occupation--Industry--Fishing; Portrait male--Full length; Animal--Fish--Lobster