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Title
"Helmsman" statue in Marina del Rey
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 1986
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
The Helmsman is an approximately 10-foot tall cast concrete figure in staunch repose with both hands clenched on a wooden helm. His posture is tight, his body hunched over, and his expression determined. Although formerly the symbol of the unfaltering delivery service of the Helms Bakery, The Helmsman fits perfectly in this maritime environment"--Courtesy of the Civic Art department, Los Angeles County Arts Commission.; The statue, designed by Carl Romanelli, includes a plaque which reads, "For many years, this statue stood in front of and was a trademark for the world renowned Helms bakery on Venice boulevard in Los Angeles. On October 6, 1971, it was generously donated to the Marina by the Helms family. In 1975, through the generosity of the Marina's Yacht clubs it was provided with a new helm.
View of "The Helmsman" statue, shown in Burton Chace Park in Marina del Rey. It stands watch over the main channel of the marina.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00058192
Herald Examiner Collection
HE_b066_f3_i22
CARL0000061166
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/22786
Subject
Parks--California--Marina del Rey
Statues--California--Marina del Rey
Boats and boating--California--Marina del Rey
Marinas--California--Marina del Rey
Burton W. Chace Park (Marina del Rey, Calif.)
Marina del Rey (Calif.)
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
Romanelli, Carl

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