Tuesday the Sturdy Whalemen

[tattoodjay]

The Sturdy Whalemen Statue

Good morning I hope life is treating you well

THis morning i thought i would share a few shots of a cool Statue in Buttonwood Park here in New Bedford, it is officially titled the Barnard Memorial but seems to be known as the Sturday Whalement statue, it is inthe centre in a roundabout in the park

Let me start with a full shot of it

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It was sculpted in 1914 by a Hungarian immigrant artist George Julian Zolnay.
As I said the sculpture is known as the Barnard Memorial, after the person who provided the funding, George D. Barnard, who was born in New Bedford but moved to St. Louis and formed a stationery company.
when the statue was dedicated, Barnard described his idea for the monument: “Why not erect a statue that would show the whaler at home and among his neighbors or a representation of the early New Bedford as I knew it as well as of the present city to continue the story.”

Zolnay,who at the time was a St. Louis resident, accepted the commission to memorialize “all that New Bedford was, all that it is and all it ever will be."

At the base of the monument stand seafaring men and women. Standing above them is a blacksmith wearing a thick apron balancing a gear upon an anvil. The inscription reads, “Dedicated as a Tribute to the sturdy whalemen who early won fame for New Bedford and their successors who, inheriting ideals and resourcefulness gave to the city new prominence by creating a great manufacturing center.”

it is an impressive piece,

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Most of my photos are from early morning walks, Buttonwood Park and the Zoo there are one of the few places I head to for during the day walks, most other places I go to inthe early morning around sunrise

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a clkoser in shot of the Blacksmith on top

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the wording on the monument

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and finishing off with another shot of the full piece

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And that’s all folks

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[fixyetbroken]

Great history. 😊 @tattoodjay

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[bozz]

That's quite impressive. It's hard to believe they were able to get so much detail on that gear the blacksmith is holding. Thanks for sharing this!

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the detail is opretty impressive for sure
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[jlufer]

How are you dear friend @tattoodjay good morning
This statue is impressive, I love the details in each part of the works
Beautiful photographs, I appreciate that you let us know your story

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they sure put some amazing detail into it
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[pranavgtd]

You have captured the photograph of The Sturdy Whalemen Statue very well. This statue is shining due to the golden light in the evening. You have captured this figurine in detail from different angles. Very good photography. @tattoodjay

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[thebighigg]

That is a beautiful monuments! As you've said in the past it used to be a whaling city. That is a nice tribute!

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[steven-patrick]

That is a quite impressive statue. I like the whalers on the bottom. I was confused by the blacksmith until I saw the part of the inscription about "creating a great manufacturing center". Cool post 👍

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[oasiskp2]

Nice work capturing the statue very well.

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[hoosie]

I love the statue - what great work !

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