Title

The bronze fisherman, a memorial to men lost at sea, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks.

Caption

Gloucester, Massachusetts. The bronze fisherman, a memorial to men lost at sea. Each year flowers are placed at the feet of the fisherman and the roll of those lost at sea during the last year is slowly read, and an armfull of blossoms are strewn upon the water, to be carried by the ebb to unknown graves.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A52_106

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

54,4Mo (1,5Mo) / 32,5cm x 42,0cm / 3834 x 4960 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature exterior outdoors sea water people male library man men ceremony architecture flower flowers plant plants arts flag flags country service metal fishing memorial statue statues bronze art guy seaside geography ceremonial annual fisherman fishermen photography roll wheel Massachusetts location century banner Stars and Stripes American flag lost steering wheel concept negative film negative B&W 1940s NAME names US flag standard Gloucester Library of Congress Forties United States of America Memorial Day black & white black and white B W Monument 20th century American America USA decade geographical feature TGN The Monument outside photograph memorial service united states Gordon Parks Parks Gordon fisherfolk Congressional Library named Heritage Art Farm Security Administration FSA Office of War Information OWI nitrate negative still image Parks Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks Parks Gordon Alexander Buchanan Gordon Alexander Buchanan Parks Safety film negatives. gmgpc