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Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial (also known as: "Man at the Wheel" statue or "Fishermen's Memorial Cenotaph") is an historic memorial cenotaph sculpture on South Stacy Boulevard, near entrance of Stacy Esplanade in Gloucester, Massachusetts, built in 1925. ==Description== It is an , bronze statue of a fisherman dressed in oilskins standing braced at the wheel on the sloping deck of his ship. The monument has a square base of sea green granite. It is positioned so that the fisherman is looking out over Gloucester Harbor. The fisherman in the sculpture was modeled after Capt. Clayton Morrissey, a prominent Gloucester fisherman, once the captain of the ''Effie M. Morrissey''.〔"The Clayton Morrissey Story ," July 2, 1936, "Noted Skipper Dies Suddenly of Heart Attack Capt. Clayton Morrissey, Veteran of Sea and One of Greatest Fishermen of All Times, Stricken at Sea" (from "Out of Gloucester" at www.downtosea.com).() 〕 The stone was purposely sculpted with a rough finish to make the fisherman look rugged. Craske posed the fisherman to look as if he was facing a windstorm and was headed toward dangerous rocks. His eyes are fixed on the water and sails, while every muscle is strained to hold the wheel with a firm grip.〔http://capeannvacations.com/Vacation.cfm?id=8698&mk=37&ck=0&em=&ey=〕 A small plaque on the north or street-facing side of the base reads, "Memorial To The Gloucester Fisherman, August 23, 1923". A larger recessed panel on the front or harbor-facing side of the base holds an inscription of bronze letters taken from the Bible's , which reads: "They That Go Down To The Sea In Ships 1623-1923". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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