Rowing Trophy

Object/Artifact

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club

Modesto Lanzone Pilot of the Year Trophy

Modesto Lanzone Pilot of the Year Trophy

Name/Title

Rowing Trophy

Entry/Object ID

Artifact 001

Tags

Rowing, Piloting

Description

Rectangular wooden base, front side slants out; topped with shaped wood panel painted green to look like the sea; small wooden whitehall boat model with oars sits on top of wood panel. Brass plates on front and sides with names of winners of the Modesto Lanzone Annual Pilot of the Year Award. Trophy used 1975 to present. The trophy was reported missing/stolen late 1999/early 2000. When It was returned original artwork on top, a bronze (?) sculpture of boat and rower by Gordon Cook, was missing. See Artifact 261 John Selmer model boat. See pdfs of Log articles on the trophy: Dec 1989, Winter 2000, Summer 2000.

Use

Piloting/Rowing Trophy

Made/Created

Artist Information

Gordon Cook
John Selmer

Date made

1975

Notes

Cataloged by Liz Kantor 1/29/17

Other Names and Numbers

Other Name

DOLPH 17

Notes

DOLPH numbers are used by Swim Commissioners to identify trophies they must update each year

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Length

13 in

Dimension Notes

13 inches at base

Parts

Count

4

Parts

Trophy base, model rowboat, two oars

Material

Wood, Brass/metal

Location

Shelf

Bottom right shelf

Cabinet

Trophy Cabinet

Room

Staib Room

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

Small boat and oars are not attached

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Gordon Cook

Notes

Cook won pilot of year in 1977; Cook also made original bronze sculpture of boat and waves for top of trophy, which was gone trophy was returned after being stolen.

Person or Organization

John Selmer

Notes

John Selmer made the replacement wooden model boat on top in 2003. Selmer made a similar boat model to give to each pilot of the year awardee until 2011. See notes and other photos in folder on Artifact 261.

Person or Organization

Modesto Lanzone

Notes

Donated the trophy

Research Notes

Notes

Some time after the Pilot of the Year presentation to Ray Artigues in November 1999, the trophy disappeared. Board Minutes Feb 16, 2000 reported trophy missing presumably stolen. Log Winter 2000 p. 17 article mentions theft and asks for information on whereabouts. Trophy was eventually recovered but was missing the metal sculpture of waves and boat on top. John Selmer made the wooden replacement top and model boat on trophy in 2003.