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Tribute to an Oyster Tonger, A Chesapeake Waterman statue at Annmarie Gardens in Solomons Maryland
by Antonio Mendez
Bronze by Antonio Mendez (Sculptor)
Address: 13480 Dowell Rd Nearest Metro: N/A ()
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number MD000536 (dcMem ID #3510)
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Big Diamond Hanger is faintly visible in the background.
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It was Francis Koenig's wish that the first sculptural work installed at Annmarie Garden be a memorial to the people he greatly admired, oyster tongers. Antonio Tobias Mendez was selected through a national competition to design the memorial. The artist's intent was to celebrate a people of pride, character, and integrity; to create a feeling for their space; to symbolize the elements of their existence; and, to invoke a sense of timelessness and enduring quality.
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A man's gotta love to do it
A Chesapeake Waterman
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Working on the scene by dawn in all kinds of weather, the waterman is a breed apart.
Francis L. Koenig
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Facing the chill wind ripping off the bay, cold enough to bring tears to your eyes. Hands so cold you can't hardly tell you're wearing gloves. Rough, back-breaking work that lets you sleep easy at night knowing you've done an honest day's work.
The Calvert County Recorder
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I'm a tonger. My father was a tonger. There's been tongers in my family as far back as I can remember.
A Chesapeake Tonger
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