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'''''Captain on the Helm''''', also known as '''''Captain at the Helm''''',<ref>http://www.chicagomarineheritage.org/shipmaster.html</ref> is an outdoor [[bronze sculpture]] by Michael Martino, installed at [[Chicago]]'s [[Navy Pier]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Illinois]].<ref>http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5JXC_Captain_on_the_Helm_Chicago_Illinois</ref> The statue was donated by the Chicago Lodge of Shipmasters International and dedicated on May 19, 2000. A plaque reads, "To those courageous mariners who guided their ships through perilous waters, carrying cargo and people. Their contributions have been so much a part of our history. May they never be forgotten."<ref>https://navypier.com/sculpture-art/</ref>
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'''''Captain on the Helm''''', also known as '''''Captain at the Helm''''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagomarineheritage.org/shipmaster.html |title=Shipmaster Memorial - Captain at the Helm |publisher=Chicago Marine Heritage Society |accessdate=2017-04-08}}</ref> is an outdoor [[bronze sculpture]] by Michael Martino, installed at [[Chicago]]'s [[Navy Pier]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5JXC_Captain_on_the_Helm_Chicago_Illinois |title=Captain on the Helm - Chicago, Illinois - Maritime Monuments and Memorials on |publisher=Waymarking.com |date=2009-01-15 |accessdate=2017-04-08}}</ref> The statue was donated by the Chicago Lodge of Shipmasters International and dedicated on May 19, 2000. A plaque reads, "To those courageous mariners who guided their ships through perilous waters, carrying cargo and people. Their contributions have been so much a part of our history. May they never be forgotten."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://navypier.com/sculpture-art/ |title=Sculpture & Art |publisher=Navy Pier |accessdate=2017-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207233500/https://navypier.com/sculpture-art/ |archive-date=2015-12-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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Captain on the Helm
The statue in 2015
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ArtistMichael Martino
MediumBronze sculpture
LocationChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates41°53′27″N 87°36′35″W / 41.890711°N 87.609667°W / 41.890711; -87.609667

Captain on the Helm, also known as Captain at the Helm,[1] is an outdoor bronze sculpture by Michael Martino, installed at Chicago's Navy Pier, in the U.S. state of Illinois.[2] The statue was donated by the Chicago Lodge of Shipmasters International and dedicated on May 19, 2000. A plaque reads, "To those courageous mariners who guided their ships through perilous waters, carrying cargo and people. Their contributions have been so much a part of our history. May they never be forgotten."[3]

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  1. ^ "Shipmaster Memorial - Captain at the Helm". Chicago Marine Heritage Society. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  2. ^ "Captain on the Helm - Chicago, Illinois - Maritime Monuments and Memorials on". Waymarking.com. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  3. ^ "Sculpture & Art". Navy Pier. Archived from the original on 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
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