North by East: Monumental Undertaking

Source

Down East

Date

12-2022

Pages

28-29

Abstract

A brief account of the dedication of the steel sculpture El Faro Salute!, created in honor of the crew of the cargo ship El Faro, lost in Hurricane Joaquin in 2015. Describes the journey of artist Jay Sawyer from oil tanker engineer to sculptor, and his inspiration for this piece honoring the El Faro, the captain and four crew members of which were, like Sawyer, graduates of Maine Maritime Academy.

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