Keywords: Marine paintings
Item 6152
Clipper ship the "Portland," ca. 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas
Item 22421
Kearsarge and the Alabama, ca. 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Location: Cherbourg Media: Oil on canvas
Exhibit
Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House
The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?
Exhibit
Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine
For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4
"… his studio became the subject matter of his great marine paintings. A lifelong bachelor, Homer was married to his work."
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4
"… where he drew inspiration for his famous marine paintings. Lewis L. Litchfield Lewis Litchfield, station agent for the Boston & Maine Railroad in…"
