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MARINE PAINTINGS RESTORED
MARINE ART NEWS Mystic Seaport Museum's Schaefer Gallery features an exh ib.it from May through September 9 of 106 works by Milton Burns (1853-1933), an Ohio-born painter and illustrator who went to sea with whalers and fishermen (above)to depict men at work in wide waters in small craft. Some of his illustrative work for Harper's Weekly and other illustrated journals of the day may be fo und a bit se nsational , but it is all founded o n c lose- in experience in the cramped forecastles or on the wide ranging seas that were the seaman's habitat. The Maritime Gallery features the Mystic International Show will be up May 14- June 24: 69 works by 55 artists. Catalog $8. The Gallery is currently exh ibiting a n unu sual examp le of the Modelmaker's art-a 7-inch model of the Charles W Morgan , by Lloyd McCaffrey, which has its port side cut away to reveal constructi on detail (at that scale!) including some data learned in the recent rebuilding of the ship. The model ca rri es a crew of2 1 %-inch men , and even a ship's cat tucked away in its ow n hiding place . McCaffrey observes: "Afte r a few hours of miniature work , parts no longer seem small ...you yourself end up less than % of an inch tall." Gallery, Mystic CT 06355. Smith Gallery 's handsomely produced Occasional Journal for Spring 1984 fea tures Otto Muhlenfeld (1871-1907) , who was born within a quarte r mile of Baltimore Harbor and became the painter of the port , as James Buttersworth was of New York. The Ga llery also announces the publication, June 1, of Antonio Jacobsen-The Checklist. Compiled by Harold Sniffen and The Mariners Museum, this monumental work lists all 2 190 known Jacobsen paintings, 2200 sketches and 2600 identified and cross-referenced ships, in a limited edition of2 ,000. Copies available for $75 (NY residents add sales tax) from the Gallery, 1045 Madison Ave. , New York , NY 10021. Upcoming shows of interest include a Willard Bond show by the Annapolis Marine Art Ga llery in September, and a juried internatio nal exhibition by Newman & Saunders Galleries in Wayne PA in September. Newman & Saunders has held two American Society of Marine Artists national ex hibitions, and in thi s show is broadening its scope to include artists from abroad. The liner historian (and Operation Sail impressario) Frank 0. Bray nard is also an artist of some note. He offers 40 postcards of sketches, 25Ceach , $10thesetof40. Braynard , 98 DuBois Ave., Sea Cliff NY 11579. SEA HISTORY, SUMMER 1984
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"NANTUCKET", a limited-edition of 950 prints by the noted marine artist PAUL McGEHEE. Available signed and numbered for $100, or with artist 's remarque for $150. Please include $5 shipping. Depicted is the entrance to the famous whaling port's harbor in 1908. The steamer "Nantucket", built in 1886, is shown passing the Brant Point lighthouse, erected in 1901 and still standing. A Paul McGehee print is not only a piece of fine art, but a historically accurate window to the past.
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