Title New Bedford Memorial Alternate Title The Whaleman Statue Materials Bronze Year Modeled 1912 Year Cast 1912 Year Cut NA Year Commissioned 1912 by Mr William W. Crapo Size 120 x 68 x 8 in Subject Keywords Government, Monument, Statue Current Location(s) Bronze - New Bedford Public Library, New Bedford, MA. View Map Location with Google Maps Provenance No previous locations known. Original Cost to Produce $25,000.00   2009 GDP Value $423,000.00    Images (click for larger image) Armature. Clay model. Clay model. Close-up. Close-up. Bronze reduction. Monument in place. Monument in place. Dedication ceremony. Ledger entry. Image Credits Include: Cynthia Sam  Awards Gold Medal: February 1915, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, CA.  Exhibitions February 20 - December 4, 1915: Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, CA. May 1915: Guild of Boston Artists, Boston, MA. October 29 - November 10, 1917: Bela Lyon Pratt Memorial Exhibition, Guild of Boston Artists, Boston, MA.  Inscription A Dead Whale Or A Stove Boat --- In Honor Of The Whalemen Whose - Skill Hardihood And Daring Brought - Fame And Fortune To New Bedford - And Made Its Name Known In Every - Seaport The Globe - Gift Of W.W. Crapo  Notes Memorial was commissioned by H.H. Crapo for W.W. Crapo. Memorial was dedicated June 20, 1913. Bronze casting by Roman Bronze Works.  Related Works No related works.  Related Articles The Vision Of "The Whaleman" As Foreseen By Herman Mellville And John Spollon, The New Bedford Standard (New Bedford, MA), Sunday, February 18, 1912 (2.84 MB). Bela L. Pratt's Memorial To The Massachusetts Army Nurses Of The Civil War Will Be Placed At The Entrance Of The Hall Of Flags, The Monumental News (Chicago, IL), April, 1912 (336 KB). A Busy Sculptor, Source Unknown, Tuesday, April 9, 1912 (217 KB). Work Of Bela L. Pratt, The Jamaica Plain News (Jamaica Plain, MA), Saturday, April 20, 1912 (290 KB). New England And Other Matters, The Youth's Companion (New England Edition), May 16, 1912 (904 KB). Site Selected For "The Whaleman", Source Unknown, January, 1913 (516 KB). Selecting Site For Statue Of Whaleman - Bela L. Pratt Listens, Evening Standard (New Bedford, MA), Wednesday, January 15, 1913 (1.15 MB). Memorial To New Bedford Whaleman, The Sun (New York, NY), Tuesday, February 18, 1913 (891 KB). Presentation Of "The Whaleman" Marks Epoch In The History Of The Community, Evening Standard (New Bedford, MA), Friday, June 20, 1913 (11.64 MB). Dedication Of The "Whaleman" Statue, Morning Mercury (New Bedford, MA), Saturday, June 21, 1913 (9.38 MB). New England And Other Matters, The Youth's Companion (New England Edition), July 24, 1913 (949 KB). Posed For Statue Of The Whaleman, Source Unknown, Month Unknown, 1913 (715 KB). "The Harpooner," Memorial To New Bedford's Whalemen, Source Unknown, Month Unknown, 1913 (557 KB). The Fine Arts - Art Honors At The Fair, Boston Evening Transcript (Boston, MA), Monday, July 26, 1915 (431 KB). Bela Pratt Is Dead - Famouse Sculptor Modelled Statue Of Whaleman Here, Evening Standard (New Bedford, MA), Friday, May 18, 1917 (292 KB). Death Of Bela Pratt, Famous Sculptor - Statue Of "The Whaleman" In This City Among His Works - Was Stricken In April, Morning Mercury (New Bedford, MA), Saturday, May 19, 1917 (569 KB). One Of Bela Lyon Pratt's Typical Marble Ideal Figures, Boston Evening Transcript (Boston, MA), Tuesday, October 30, 1917 (1.17 MB). In The World Of Art, Boston Herald (Boston, MA), Sunday, November 4, 1917 (1.48 MB). The Librarian, Boston Evening Transcript (Boston, MA), Wednesday, November 28, 1923 (589 KB).  Related Personal Letters From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), November 26, 1911 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), December 24, 1911 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), January 7, 1912 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), January 21, 1912 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), January 28, 1912 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), February 4, 1912 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), February 11, 1912 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), February 25, 1912 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), April 14, 1912 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), May 5, 1912 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), June 2, 1912 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), October 13, 1912 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), November 3, 1912 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), January 5, 1913 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), January 19, 1913 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), March 9, 1913 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), April 20, 1913 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), May 18, 1913 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), June 1, 1913 From Bela Lyon Pratt to Sarah Victoria Whittelsey Pratt (His Mother), June 22, 1913  Related Links No links available for this work. 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