June 12 – July 7, 2023

Clark Fitz-Gerald: The Maquette 

Reception: Wednesday, June 21 from 5–7pm

Maquettes are fascinating works in their own right, conveying an artist’s first realization of an idea. Ranging in size from 3 to 25 inches, this collection of maquettes by Maine sculptor Clark Fitz-Gerald (1917–2004) chronicle the evolution of his fertile imagination. Fitz-Gerald, who lived and worked in Castine, was most inspired by the Bible and myth, science and the natural world, and the human form. The exhibit also highlights several large sculptures. Fitz-Gerald achieved regional, national, and international renown for his work. 

 

Clark Fitz-Gerald (1917–2004) was an artist who achieved renown as a sculptor of large public sculptures installed in prominent locations in cities, churches, and universities in the United States and abroad, including Uris Hall at Columbia University, NY; Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA; and Coventry Cathedral in England.

One of his most notable Maine sculptures, and typical of Fitz-Gerald’s themes, is Continuity of Community, an enormous aluminum mobius strip formerly located at West Market Square in Bangor. Fitz-Gerald has large sculptures located on the campuses of several educational institutions in Maine as well: Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill, Colby College in Waterville, and the University of Maine in Orono. He also made the carved wood ballot box used for public elections in Castine.

Fitz-Gerald worked in wood, stone, steel, copper, and bronze. The natural world provided him with inspiration, and he was fascinated by the structures of seeds and spores, kelp fronds, and whale vertebrae.

Fitz-Gerald was born in St. Louis, MO, and graduated from the Philadelphia College of Art in 1940. He served in the Ninth Armored Division for nearly all of World War II. After the war, he taught at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA; Washington University in St. Louis; and Beloit College in Wisconsin until 1956. When Fitz-Gerald gave up teaching, he moved to Castine, Maine with his family to be a full-time sculptor.

Courtesy of the Castine Historical Society.
CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Hexagonal Nail
steel, 13h x 15 x 3 inches
$1400 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Abstract Cellular Sculpture
steel, 10h x 10 x 10 inches
$1600 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Reclining Nude
ca. 1952 osage orange wood, 22h x 32 x 17 inches
$18,000 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Ebb and FLow
1968
elm and steel, 28h x 238 x 22 inches
$18,000 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Model of the Whole Man
1968
black and silver steel, 13h x 15 x 9 inches
SOLD CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Tetrahedral Wire Sculpture
steel, 9.5h x 10 x 8 inches
SOLD CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Abstract Model of Milkweed Pod
1965
steel, 20h x 7 x 3 inches
$2200
The final commissioned sculpture, <i>Milkweed Pod</i>, is on the Philadelphia Public Art Independence Mall Tour CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Model of the Whole Man
1968
black steel, 12h x 15 x 7 inches
$2200 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Screen with Colored Glass
painted wood, 9h x 8 x 3 inches
$1600 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Jacanas (pair)
painted wood, 12h x 9 x 7 inches
SOLD CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Bog Plant
ca. 1980’s
welded steel and copper with brazing
26h x 4 x 4 inches
$2200 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Bog Plant (detail)
ca. 1980’s
welded steel and copper with brazing
26h x 4 x 4 inches CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Anemone
brazed steel
3.5h x 4 x 4 inches
$1200 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Rolled Copper
1980
copper and wood
6.5h x 5 x 3 inches
$1600 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Abstract Rectangle Panels
steel, 8h x 4 x 6 inches
$650 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Man and Woman In Sphere
1970
steel, 13 x 8 x 8 inches
SOLD CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Complimentary Compositions
copper
7h x 4 x 5 inches
$1000 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Bean Sprout
painted steel
4.5h x 5 x 5 inches
$800 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Milkweed Pod with Erratic Stalk
steel, 12h x 3 x 3 inches
SOLD CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Reacher
steel, 15h x 8 x 5 inches
$1600 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Plant Bloom
steel, 11h x 3 x 3 inches
SOLD CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Sponge Spikules
steel with brazing, 7.5h x 7.5 x 5 inches
SOLD CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Sphere of Rivets
steel, 10h x 5 x 5 inches
$1200 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Barbed Wire
1979, steel, 8.5h x 3 x 3 inches
$1200 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Abstract Reeds (Kinetic)
painted steel, 15h x 7 x 7 inches
$1200 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Grapes
ca. 1980’s, welded steel and copper with brazing, 4h x 11 x 1 inches
$1250 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Horns of Consecration
1967
copper, 10h x 8 x 1.5 inches
$1000 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Milkweed Pod with Tuber
steel with brazing, 13.5h x 3 x 3 inches
$1800 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Milkweed Pod
pine, 12h x 3 x 4 inches
$650 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Chrysalis
elm wood, 15h x 3 x 4 inches
$1600 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Female Nude
wood, 12h x 2 x 4 inches
$500 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Standing Male Figure
wood, 15h x 4 x 4 inches
$1800 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Phalanx
1967
steel, 3.5h x 9.5 x 6.5 inches
SOLD CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Ash Seeds
cast bronze, 9h x 3 x 3 and 9h x 1.5 x 1.5 inches
$950 each CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Rings
1965
welded steel, 48h x 92 x21 inches
$18,000 CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004)
Where the Rivers Kiss
copper, 9h inches
$400
CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Hexagonal Nail steel, 13h x 15 x 3 inches $1400
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Abstract Cellular Sculpture steel, 10h x 10 x 10 inches $1600
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Reclining Nude ca. 1952 osage orange wood, 22h x 32 x 17 inches $18,000
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Ebb and FLow 1968 elm and steel, 28h x 238 x 22 inches $18,000
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Model of the Whole Man 1968 black and silver steel, 13h x 15 x 9 inches SOLD
Inquire
CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Tetrahedral Wire Sculpture steel, 9.5h x 10 x 8 inches SOLD
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Abstract Model of Milkweed Pod 1965 steel, 20h x 7 x 3 inches $2200 The final commissioned sculpture, Milkweed Pod, is on the Philadelphia Public Art Independence Mall Tour
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Model of the Whole Man 1968 black steel, 12h x 15 x 7 inches $2200
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Screen with Colored Glass painted wood, 9h x 8 x 3 inches $1600
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Jacanas (pair) painted wood, 12h x 9 x 7 inches SOLD
Inquire
CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Bog Plant ca. 1980’s welded steel and copper with brazing 26h x 4 x 4 inches $2200
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Bog Plant (detail) ca. 1980’s welded steel and copper with brazing 26h x 4 x 4 inches
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Anemone brazed steel 3.5h x 4 x 4 inches $1200
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Rolled Copper 1980 copper and wood 6.5h x 5 x 3 inches $1600
Inquire
CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Abstract Rectangle Panels steel, 8h x 4 x 6 inches $650
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Man and Woman In Sphere 1970 steel, 13 x 8 x 8 inches SOLD
Inquire
CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Complimentary Compositions copper 7h x 4 x 5 inches $1000
Inquire
CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Bean Sprout painted steel 4.5h x 5 x 5 inches $800
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Milkweed Pod with Erratic Stalk steel, 12h x 3 x 3 inches SOLD
Inquire
CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Reacher steel, 15h x 8 x 5 inches $1600
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Plant Bloom steel, 11h x 3 x 3 inches SOLD
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Sponge Spikules steel with brazing, 7.5h x 7.5 x 5 inches SOLD
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Sphere of Rivets steel, 10h x 5 x 5 inches $1200
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Barbed Wire 1979, steel, 8.5h x 3 x 3 inches $1200
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Abstract Reeds (Kinetic) painted steel, 15h x 7 x 7 inches $1200
Inquire
CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Grapes ca. 1980’s, welded steel and copper with brazing, 4h x 11 x 1 inches $1250
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Horns of Consecration 1967 copper, 10h x 8 x 1.5 inches $1000
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Milkweed Pod with Tuber steel with brazing, 13.5h x 3 x 3 inches $1800
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Milkweed Pod pine, 12h x 3 x 4 inches $650
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Chrysalis elm wood, 15h x 3 x 4 inches $1600
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Female Nude wood, 12h x 2 x 4 inches $500
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CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Standing Male Figure wood, 15h x 4 x 4 inches $1800
Inquire
CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Phalanx 1967 steel, 3.5h x 9.5 x 6.5 inches SOLD
Inquire
CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Ash Seeds cast bronze, 9h x 3 x 3 and 9h x 1.5 x 1.5 inches $950 each
Inquire
CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Rings 1965 welded steel, 48h x 92 x21 inches $18,000
Inquire
CLARK FITZ-GERALD (1917–2004) Where the Rivers Kiss copper, 9h inches $400
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