Gaze la Under Sail
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ANTIQUE MAPS & SEA CHARTS
by ROBERT C. SEMLER
Ame rica n Soc1r ty o f Mann e A rt ists
choice, despite the discomforts he knew were inevitable, is seldom met today. though its basis is still felt . Yes. George. that basi s of seaman ly pride is still felt- with you the re. as you are in thi s book. to remind us of it in your art. For a picture of George 's range of interests and friendships, write John Sheddforacopyofhismemoir: 39West Fort Lee Road, Bogota NJ 07603 .
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John Noble (1913-1983), harbor arti st of New York, could be considered a lucky guy . Lucky that he lived so fu ll a life- though all us wi h it could have been longer- fortun ate in hi s "hold fasf' friends and in the people who appreciated his inimitable art. Lucky in these last, particularly, in that they inc lude the very people whose lives he cele brated, the ordinary people of the harbor. It would not be too surprising to find that he had come back as a seagull , like the wondcrfu l creature shown in the etching below, whi h he did for his mother Glo-
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A limited edition print of the Gazela. form er 1883 Portuguese squ a rc~ riggc d Bark cntine, berth ed at historic Penns Landing, Philadelphia, PA. Edition: 500 SIN Image S ize: 17 \/2X23'/? Reproduced in full color on neut ral PH paper Price: $45.00 plus $5.00 Shi pping (Shipped fl at)
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riaaround 1937. ltisaseamen 's uperstition that old hand who ' ve slipped their cable come back that way, and John was a veteran of the coasting trade in bi wooden schooners that c losed out the story of cargo-carrying sailing ship in America. While he lived much of hi life in dire fin ancial need (one does not associate the word "poverty" with John Noble!), and he poke of himself as a "scavenger," he had the eagull 's wild beaut and love of freedom in his soul. Erm Urban, Curator of the John A. Noble Collection , met Noble just once, a fe w day before he died. But on that day began what bids fa ir to be a lifelong att chment. he recently publi shed the above etchi g in H old Fa t!, ne wsletter of the Collection- nd pro mi ses to pub Ii h more. To get in on a good thing, write, call or visit the Noble Collection : 70 Ri hmond Terrace, Staten lsland NY 10301 ; 71 8 447-6490. o El\ HI TORY 5 , SPRING 1990
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