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Sculptor selected for New Bedford’s statue of Herman Melville at historic Seamen’s Bethel
NEW BEDFORD — Herman Melville’s life-size statue will adorn the grounds of New Bedford’s historic Seamen’s Bethel where the author stopped before going out to sea, and which was the ...
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New Bedford names winner of Herman Melville statue contest
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — New Bedford’s latest piece of public art will honor its legacy as the Whaling City: a statue of “Moby-Dick” author Herman Melville. The city kicked off its annu ...
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Fred Toomey’s legacy to live on with new exhibits honoring fishermen at Seamen’s Bethel
A life-size statue of Herman Melville will be installed on the grounds of the Seamen’s Bethel in 2026. In 1830, the New Bedford Port Society for the Moral Improvement of Seamen began offering ...