Wooden Ships & Iron Men: The Maritime Art of Thomas Hoyne
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Tom Hoyne was a successful artist in advertising when, in mid-life, he was diagnosed with cancer and given two years to live. Confounding his physicians, Hoyne lived for seventeen years, during which he produced some of the most dramatic paintings of America's maritime past. This beautiful volume is the first full presentation of Hoyne's work. More than 100 paintings are reproduced here, almost all of which portray the beauty of the fishing schooners and the terrors and hardships on the waters of the notoriously inhospitable Grand Banks.
In addition to reproductions of his paintings, this book deals with the artist's life and techniques. It discusses the fishing schooners and their legendary designers. It also describes life and work on the most dangerous fishing grounds in the world with fascinating recollections of the great skippers of the fishing communities around Gloucester, Massachusetts, and the small villages that lined the East Coast.
This book, along with traveling exhibition of Hoyne's paintings which begins at The Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia will confirm the artist's place as a master of marine realism. 100 color illustrations.
About the Author
Reese Palley and Marilyn Arnold Palley, art dealers and historians, spent two decades girdling the world in Unlikely VII, their 46-foot sailing vessel. Reese is the author of many books and articles on subjects both nautical and artistic, including The Best of Nautical Quarterly: The Lure of Sail and The Porcelain Art of Edward Marshall Boehm. Marilyn is a fiber artist and specialist in Danish design. The Palleys live in Key West, Florida.
Wooden Ships & Iron Men: The Maritime Art of Thomas Hoyne,Reese Palley,Marilyn Arnold Palley,Quantuck Lane,1593720130,Art,Artists, Architects, Photographers,Biography,Biography / Autobiography,Boating And Sailing,General,Marine painters,Ships & Shipbuilding - Pictorial,United States,Art / General
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