Tag: Joe Duncan Gleason
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01 Painting – Marine Art, Duncan Gleason’s U.S. Coast Guard Cutter ‘Bear’, with Footnotes, #328
USS Bear was a dual steam-powered and sailing ship built with six-inch (15.2 cm)-thick sides which had a long life in various cold-water and ice-filled environs. She was a forerunner of modern icebreakers and had a diverse service life. According to the United States Coast Guard official website, Bear is described as “probably the most famous…
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Joe Duncan Gleason, Young America 01 Classic Work of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #177
The Young America was built by William H. Webb of New York. She was launched in 1853, at the height of the clipper construction boom. She sailed in the California trade, on transatlantic routes, and made voyages to Australia and the Far East. She set a record for the passage from Liverpool to San Francisco in…
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12 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #41
Christophe J Guise, (American, 20th C) Whaling ships Acrylic on board 61″ x 19″ Private collection A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized ship, designed for whaling, the catching or processing of whales. The sail or steam-driven whaleship of the 16th to early 20th century and the floating factory. There have also been vessels which…
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