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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 618

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Author: Joseph Welles Henderson
Publisher: ACC Distribution
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Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 302

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Welles Henderson focuses on the ordinary individuals who manned and worked the ships, while at the same time recognising the heroes of maritime history. He follows the story of seamen through manuscripts, journals, diaries, log books, rare books, painting

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Category : Art auctions
Languages : en
Pages : 496

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Author: Alan Granby
Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum
ISBN: 9781555953515
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Flying the Colors is a major addition to the literature of marine painting. It focuses new attention on painters like James Buttersworth as well as the masterful handling of ship rigging and magnificent seas of Antonio Jacobsen. Of interest to any maritime enthusiasts, historians and collectors.

Author: William C. Reeve
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 077357011X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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An avid outdoorsman, Pringle began carving decoys in 1898 and in 1928 set himself the goal of producing the best rig of decoys in the world. Between 1929 and 1946, employing his skills as a commercial artist and going to great lengths to ensure the utmost accuracy, he fashioned approximately 120 of what many now consider to be among the finest examples of decoy art. But because he carved exclusively for his own use and made only a few for close friends, Pringle's birds remained largely unknown until recently.

Author: Stuart M. Frank
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
ISBN: 1567924522
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 403

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The New Bedford whaling fleet was the most numerous and arranging in the world, setting off on voyages that often lasted for years and extended as far as the Antarctic and Siberia. This title features over 700 detailed photos from the world's finest collection of scrimshaw, the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

Author: Robert Shaw
Publisher: Sterling
ISBN: 9781402747724
Category : Birds in art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"In carved and painted wood, bird decoys capture the dynamic spirit of the creatures they represent. Originating as humble tools of the hunter's trade, antique decoys are now treasured as a uniquely North American folk-art form. In this comprehensive reference, expert Robert Shaw chronicles the evolution of hand-carved decoys form 1,500 years ago, when decoys were first crafted by Native American hunter-artist, up through the last great decoy carvers of the twentieth century. Featuring 300 illustrations--including beautiful shot images of decoys from around the United States and Canada, as well as numerous historic paintings and photographs -- this book will appeal to sportsmen, birders, and folk-art enthusiasts alike" --Cover, p. 4.

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Category : Antiques
Languages : en
Pages : 440

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Author: Candice Gianetti
Publisher: Fodor's
ISBN: 9780679018902
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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Author: James A. Craig
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Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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For Frank Vining Smith (1879-1967), the nineteenth-century clipper ship, like the cathedral of the Middle Ages, was one of men's most glorious accomplishments. As Monet had done with the cathedral, Smith painted the ship, featuring it in different angles and at different times of the day. Having studied under the supervision of Frank W. Benson, and Edmund Tarbell at the Museum School in Boston, Smith brought a new approach to the conservative art of marine painting. When looking at a painting by Smith, one does not see the blueprint of detail that was common in ship painting at the turn of the century, instead one sees masses of shadows and the suggestion of details. Up close, it is difficult to see where one brush-stroke ends and another begins, but seen from a distance, his compositions work perfectly, and is what contributor Peter Williams calls "the alchemy of Smith's impressionism". AUTHOR: James A. Craig is a curator and lecturer specializing in nineteenth-century American marine art. SELLING POINTS: *Definitive exploration of the art and life of this prolific Massachusetts artist's 70 year career *Of interest to museums, universities, yacht clubs, yachting enthusiasts, and antique collectors *Vining Smith's work is in collections across the United States including in navy wardrooms, and he counted former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as one of his loyal patrons ILLUSTRATIONS: 93 colour & 72 b/w