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The Helen Mar Poster
by Bill Hudson
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The Helen Mar poster by Bill Hudson. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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The reference for this painting is a photograph taken in 1871 by Stephen F. Adams. This is the bark Helen Mar, a whaler being fitted for new sails in... more
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Artist's Description
The reference for this painting is a photograph taken in 1871 by Stephen F. Adams. This is the bark Helen Mar, a whaler being fitted for new sails in New Bedford, Massachusetts which was then the whaling capital of the world. The Helen Mar “set out for the North Pacific on September 26, 1871 and returned four and a half years later, laden with sperm whale oil and 36,085 pounds of baleen.”¹ On October 6, 1892 the Helen Mar crashed into an ice floe and sank within 10 minutes taking 34 men to their grave. Five men leaped onto the ice and survived.
1 Whitman, Nicholas, (1994), A Window Back, Photography in a Whaling Port, (p. 15), Spinner Publications Inc.
About Bill Hudson
Bill Hudson comes from a family of watermen who worked the Chesapeake and Chincoteague Bays in Virginia. His inherited love of the sea is evident in his watercolors. Having an aptitude for art as well as science and mathematics, Bill graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia. He then pursued a 38-year career in aerospace while painting with oils and watercolors as a hobby. His proudest moments came, however, when he married his wife Ellie and they were blessed with eight children. Now retired and with the children grown, Bill is enjoying a second career as a maritime artist. �For me there has always been that attraction to the shore. It is a world different from the...
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Ramon Martinez
Congratulations on your recent sale!
Rodrigo Feistauer
Beautiful!
Kathy M Krause
Congratulations on your sale Bill!
Bill Hubbard
Fantastic painting, Bill. It is a pleasure to feature it.