MARINE ART NEWS
Art Show to Benefit NMHS On 16 November 1996 "The Heritage of the Sea" art show will open at the Geary Gallery in Darien, Connecticut, at 4PM. The show will run through 24 Dec. and features the work of artists past and present, from Antonio Jacobsen to Willard Bond. Over 50 paintings will be shown and all will be available fo r pu rchase. Preview for Members and Sea History Readers The Gallery, at 576 Post Road, Dari en, will also hold an opening day prev iew
from 9AM to 4PM to support the work of the National Maritime Hi stori cal Society. Members and readers are invited to attend the prev iew, fo r whi ch there will beachargeof$35 to benefitNMHS. Anyone who has a painting of thi s caliber to offer for sale at the show may ca ll To m Geary at 203-655-6633, or Bernie Klay at 7 18343-9575. (See ad p.18.)
"Chaos at the Mark" by Willard Bond, oil on mahogany, 6 f t. x 6 Ji. 8 inches on two panels .
"The steamer Addie" by Antonio Jacobsen, oil on canvas, 22 x36 inches .
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The Peking Battles Cape Horn by Irving Johnson This new edition has new photo~ THE PEKING BATTLES graphs and a memoir of Irving by .... CAPE his wife and partner, Exy Johnson , !I HORN ' in a new introduction to Irving 's ex•" Irving • citing tale of hi s voyage around Johnson Cape Hom. In a famou s Afterword written half a century after the voyage, Capt. Johnson added what he felt he had learned from his experience, after sailing his two Yankees seven times around the world with young people in crew. Exy 's testimony, added for this special edition, rounds out the picture of how the partnership of two very individual people worked-and why. Hardcover: $21.75 Soft: $11.75 Add $3 each for shipping (NMHS members receive a 10% discount.)
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