MARINE ART
Mystic's Grand 23rd''Annual International
Marine Art Exhibition"
M
ystic Seaport's 23rd Annual International Marine Art Exhibition has drawn another bounty of exceptional art from around the world. The juried show, which runs from 21 September through 3 November 2002, features over 100 artists from 18 countries: Australia, Canada, C hina, England, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, the United Stares and Venezuela. Many of today's most renowned marine artists received their start at the Mystic International over the past quarter century. The Maritime Gallery is proud to provide a comprehensive look at current trends in the world of marin e art by presenting the works ofwell-estab lished artists alongside those of fresh new entrants. The Mystic International is considered a premier event in the field of maritime art. Each year more than 500 entries are culled to just over 100 accepted pieces. Judges this year include Peter Sranford, founding president of South Street Seaport Museum and editor at large of Sea History magazine; Sydney H. Rogers, former editor of Boating magazine and avid yachtsman; and Marie Korsonis, vice president of the Maritime Department at Christie's, New York. Seven awards and over $5,000 in prizes will be presented. Here is a sampling of the show. .t
Douglas R. Laird, "Beauty and Power," 31 x 24, oil. Douglas Laird was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1946. Interested in art at a very early age, at fifteen he apprenticed in an advertising agency and art studio, an d then attended Edinburgh College of Art for three years. Laird's extensive travels throughout North America and Europe have influenced the subj ects of his paintings. Although nor a Canadian citizen , he has lived there since 1965 .
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A handsome full-color catalog ofthe exhibition is available for $5 from The Maritime Gallery, Mystic Seaport, PO Box 6000, Mystic CT 06355; 860 572-5388; web site: www. mysticseaport. orglgallery.
SEA HISTORY 102, AUTUMN 2002