Frame
Top Mat
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Image:
8.00" x 5.50"
Overall:
10.00" x 7.50"
The Whalers Poster
by Bill Hudson
Product Details
The Whalers 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.
Design Details
Once again I read Moby Dick and once again I became interested in the history of whaling. For this painting I used a historic photograph of New... more
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Artist's Description
Once again I read "Moby Dick" and once again I became interested in the history of whaling. For this painting I used a historic photograph of New Bedford, Massachusettes. I believe it dates to about 1850 when whale oil was used to light the world, petroleum had not yet been discovered in Pennsylvania (1859), and the exploding grenade harpoon had not yet been invented (1868).
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...
$20.35
Farid Musthafa
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Sunil Kapadia
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Lucia Stewart
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Bill Hudson
Thanks again Robin-lee
Robin-lee Vieira
This is outstanding, Couldn't love it more!!