The Big Indian - Freeport, ME
Posted by: 
neoc1
N 43° 49.079 W 070° 08.680
19T E 407946 N 4852293
This iconic sculpture of the Big Indian greets northbound visitors to Freeport.
Waymark Code: WMCVB9
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2011
Views: 20
When travelling north on Route 1 you will see the Big Indian (aka Chief Passamaquoddy) as you enter Freeport. This huge epoxy resin and fiberglass sculpture is supported by steel angle irons or rods, chicken wire, wooden braces and guy wires. It has been greeting visitors to Freeport since 1969.
A 40' by 15' figure of an Indian is standing upright on a rectangular concrete base. The Indian is dressed in pants and shirt with decorated with sky blue and red designs. He is wearing moccasins and an ornate floor-length headdress with black, red and blue designs. He is holding a feathered spear vertically in his right hand and a thunder-bird design shield in front of him in his left hand.
The Big Indian was created by the team of sculptors: Rodman Shutt (lead sculptor), Julian Leslie and Mike Leslie. It was commissioned by Julian Leslie in 1968 to promote the Casco Bay Trading Post and installed in 1969.
TITLE: The Big Indian
ARTIST(S): Rodman Shutt, Julian Leslie and Mike Leslie
DATE: 1969
MEDIUM: epoxy resin and fiberglass
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS ME000296
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
313 Yarmouth Road
Freeport, Maine 04032
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
No differences noted.
|
Visit Instructions:
Please give the date of your visit, your impressions of the sculpture, and at least ONE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH. Add any additional information you may have, particularly any personal observations about the condition of the sculpture.