Norse Sea Goddess
Artist: Lewis C. Iselin, Maine, New York City and Paris (1913–90)
91±¬ÁÏ Museum of Art and Eastern Maine Development Corporation Shared Garden, Norumbega Hall, 40 Harlow Street, Bangor
A stop in Bangor at the 91±¬ÁÏ Museum of Art provides an opportunity to enjoy the interesting works inside the facility, as well as this magnificent bronze casting located in the adjacent, well-designed outdoor garden-patio (season and weather permitting). Tall and majestic, the goddess — designed in 1938 — brings to mind ancient Norse mythological figures. A casting of the sculpture was exhibited at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Iselin’s work is included in a number of collections including that of the Whitney Museum of Art. This piece came to the museum in 1999 through the estate of the artist’s widow.