MARINE ART NEWS May 24-December 1, The Whaleman's Art, featuring fine I y crafted examples of 19th century scrimshaw from the collections of H. Richard Dietrich Jr. and the Dietrich American Foundation. Philadelphia Maritime Museum, 321 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19106; 215 925-5439 May 30-September 1, Mirror of Empire: Dutch Marine Art of the Seventeenth Century. This full-scope exhibit of 140 paintings, drawings , maps and charts (featured in Sea History 56, "Marine Art News") moves from the Toledo Museum of Art to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wiltshire Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90036. June 15-0ctober 26, The Scale Ship Model Competition & Exhibition, featuring selected ship models from The Mariners' Museum 's third international competition. Entries for the competition, held by the museum every five years, were received from 24 states and two other countries. The Mariners ' Museum, 100 Museum Drive, Newport News VA 23606-3798; 804 595-0368.
June 16-September 8, Wood, Water and Light: The Classic Wooden Boat Pictures of Benjamin Mendlowitz, an exhibit on loan from the Philadelphia Maritime Museum featuring the well known marine photographer. Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor NY 11724; 516 367-3418. June 26-February 16, Hemm ' d Thick with Sailships: 19th-Century Views of New York Harbor, an exhibit of paintings and prints recently acquired by the South Street Seaport Museum. Museum Gallery on Water Street, New York NY 10038; 212 669-9416. June 21-November 3, Marine Art of the Pacific Northwest, an exhibition of twenty-three paintings by twenty-three members of the Northwest Region ASMA juried by marine artist Thomas Wells, Museum Director Ann Witty and Sally Lawrence, Director of the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon. Columbia River Maritime Museum, 1792 Marine Drive, Astoria OR 97103; 503 325-2323 .
July 21-September 5, 16th Northwest Marine Art Exhibition, a major biannual exhibition combining the work of accomplished Northwest marine painters with marine artists from all over the country. The Kirsten Gallery, 5320 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle WA 98105; 206 522-2011. September 22-November 17, 1991 Mystic International, Mystic Maritime Gallery 's premier annual event, this year juried by yachtsman and writer William F. Buckley, Jr. and Duncan Robinson , Director of the Yale Center for British Art. This year' s event showcases approximately 150 pieces of work by 125 artists. Numerous awards will be offered for outstanding works. Mystic Maritime Gallery , Mystic CT 063550008 ; 203 572-8524. Twenty-seven watercolors of late l 9thand 20th-century warships by Ian Marshall, well-known British marine painter, will be on display through August at the Navy Museum, Bldg. 76, Washington Navy Yard, Washington DC 20374; 202 433-4882.
PATRICK HASKETT MARINE ARTIST
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Hi storic 1927 Tugboat Sally S running the legendary "Inside Passage" to Alaska. She passes close to shore on a typical summer day under the watchful eyes of a cougar in the woods.