The Stonecutter Statue by William Muir- William and Emily Muir , noted artists from Stonington , drew inspiration from the life and landscape of Downeast Maine . William was a Modernist landscape painter and an accomplished sculptor . In 1953 alone his sculptures were included in shows at the Metropolitan , and the Whitney Museum , the Pennsylvania Academy , and the Detroit Institute , as well as Bowdoin , Colby , and Dartmouth . Emily , a painter and architect , was the first woman appointed to the National Commission of Fine Arts , under President Eisenhower . William Muir ’ s Stonecutter statue sits on the waterfront in downtown Stonington and commemorates the granite industry and hard working people of Downeast Maine .
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