Keywords: Maritime painting
Item 116367
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas
Item 36412
Captain Harry Kingsbury, York, ca. 1830
Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1830 Location: York Media: Oil on wood
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
A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland
Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4
After the war, he spent time in Europe and began painting landscapes as he continued to work for Harper’s.
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4
… production stations (welding, wood, machine, and paint shops) and exit on the other side of the building a finished fire truck ready for delivery.
Story
A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
