Memorial to the Whalemen and Fishermen - New Bedford MA
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nomadwillie
N 41° 38.121 W 070° 55.269
19T E 339986 N 4611073
This sculpture is located at the water front in New Bedford, MA
Waymark Code: WM61QT
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2009
Views: 10
Tonnessen Park - The park features a mythical sea god sculpure by Ana Hyatt Huntington. The one-ton statue is a memorial to "...those seamen who's only grave is the ocean floor." The sculpture includes a variety of sea creatures.
At the entrance to Tonnessen Park is the ten foot, 2,000 pound statue of a mythical sea god and marine life designed by noted American Sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). In 1962, Ms. Huntington offered the statue to the city as a memorial “…to those seamen who’s only graves are the ocean floor.” The statue was publicly dedicated as a “Memorial to the Whalemen and Fishermen.” The top of the statue shows a mythical sea god holding a cod in his left hand and a sturgeon in his right. Further down the statue are many examples
of marine life found in all seven seas, including a scallop, lobster, clam, octopus, and sea turtle.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Memorial to the Whalemen and Fishermen
Figure Type: Combination of two figure types
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Ana Hyatt Huntington
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1962
Materials used: Bronze
Location: Tonnessen Park New Bedford
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