Built in 1913, the Whalemen lives in Downtown New Bedford, Massachusetts.
The Whaleman
Statues and monuments occupy public spaces across America. As people go about their busy days, are monuments becoming forgotten?
Built in 1913 by William H. Crapo, the Whaleman statue lives in downtown New Bedford, Massachusetts. For over a hundred years the statue has greeted passerbys, however do people care about the statue anymore?
This film tests that theory by observing the public in one hour in Downtown New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Client:
Boston University Rhetoric Department: Filmmaking Workshop
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