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at Grace Galleries Inc. 75 Grand Ave. Englewood, N.J. 07631
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MEN OF THE J's -a new series-
Audubon, Currier & Ives, Goll, Horses, Hunting, Legal, Mapa, Medical, Miiitary, Plranese, Sports, Western, Ships, etc.
RAST PUBUSHER OF S1GNED DAU l/T1iOGRAPHS IN THE WORLD
Limited Edition Bronzes produced by the Lost Wax process.
981 2nd Ave at 52nd St., N.Y.C. (212) 755-1516 HOURS 9-5:30 er..ttve Fromlng TUES.-SAT.
Bill Osmundsen is recreating the exciting action aboard the fabulous racing machines of the 1930's. "Men of the J's," shown above as a clay model, is part of his growing crew produced on site at the sculptors' exhibit now on view at the Sheraton-Stamford. Stop by, meet the Artist, and view his comprehensive collection of maritime scupltures. BRONZES FROM THE SEA at the SHERATON-STAMFORD HOTEL & TOWERS One First Stamford Place Stamford, CT 06902 / (203) 967-2222 For information or appointment: TEL (201) 327-9152
§H][JP' JP'ORTRA][T§ Was there a Seafarer in yom· family? Why not commission a portrciit of his vessel A fine oil painting using the best of materials . Also , VESSEL HISTORIES RESEARCHED on request. For information & brochure, write:
Captain Jeff Eldridge P.O. Box 8, North Carver, Massachusetts 02355
Commission Your Favorite Ship Sail or Steam
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ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS OF THE SHIP OF
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YOUR CHOICE Prices start at $800 Why settle for a print when you can have an ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING ? The ship you really want for about half the Gallery cost. All ship portraits are on fin e artist canvas, only the best oil paint is used . BUY DIRECT FROM THE ARTIST AND SAVE THE DEALER COMMISSION OF 40/60% . Ca//orwrite: HERBHEWIH
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We are happy to report that all's well with Charles Robert Patterson's painting of the ship W. R. Grace , pictured above. The Grace, flying the flags " Report me all well ," was removed from the Grace bank building at 7 Hanover Square to Grace's new headquarters at 1114 Sixth Avenue, New York. As befits its subj ect, it is a majestic spread of canvas , and a floor of the new building had to be c ut away to create a wall large enough to hang the painting. W . R. Grace & Co. , was fou nded in 1868 as a shipping firm and for many years held a major share of the US-South American trade. Mr. Grace , who was born in Ireland , was mayor of New York twice in the 1880s. Hi s life and company have been recently documented by Lawrence A. Clayton in W.R . Grace & Co.: The Formative Years. (Jameson Books, 722 Columbus St. , Ottawa, IL 61350) "Masters of the Sea: British Marine Watercolors, 1650-1930" is the title of an exh ibit on view at the Yale Center for British Art through 2 August. Organized by Roger Quarm of the National Maritime Museum (Greenwich , England) and Scott Wilcox of the Yale Center, the exhibition includes 154 watercolor paintings, sketches and illustrated letters and journals which span nearl y three centuries of marine art. Among those whose work hangs in the show are the Yan de Yeldes, J.M.W. Turner, James McNeil) Whistler and William L. Wylie. A catalogue in color and black and white is avai lable from the book shop . (Yale Center for British Art , 1080 Chapel St., New Haven , CT06520; 203 432-2850) .i, SIEA HISTORY , SUMMER 1987