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Artists and Galleries
J. Russell Jinishian
Gallery
Specializing in fine
Contemporary and Antique Marine and Sporting Art from Europe and America.
J. Russell Jinishian is recognized as the nation's leading authority on
contemporary marine art.
'Plein
Air'
Paintings by Robert Weiss
William R. Davis
Fine Art
Maritime & Landscape Artist
The Paintings of
Donald Demers
One of the leaders of the new generation of marine
artists
Joseph McGurl
Painter of Landscapes and Seascapes
American Marine Model Gallery
One-of-a-kind ship models
built by the world's finest internationally acclaimed
professional and emerging marine model artists
The Maritime
Gallery at Mystic Seaport
Specializing in
contemporary marine art and ship models
The Whales of Wick Ahrens
Master Whale Sculptor
Whales in Vermont Gallery
Fine Wildlife and Animal Art
Bayview Gallery
The Scrimshaw Studio
Scrimshaw information, education and
fine art, sculpture, jewelry,
custom inlay, and special orders in fossil ivory by artist Jim Stevens.
Scrimshaw by Michael Cohen
Micro-Scrimshaw by Bob Hergert
The Stone Sculptor
Jason P. Nelson.
Fine Art Sculpture in Marble, Alabaster and Soapstone
Museums
The New Bedford
Whaling Museum
The largest museum in America devoted to the history of the American
whaling industry.
Not sure if that piece
of "antique" scrimshaw you own, or you've been thinking about buying, is
real or polymer? The New Bedford Whaling Museum website has a searchable
online 'Fakeshaw' index. It is invaluable in helping to identify the large
number of fake 'antique scrimshaw' pieces that are on the market. Click on
the link above and be taken to the New Bedford Whaling Museum Research
Library page.
The 'Search Fakeshaw' link is in the top row.
The Peabody Essex Museum
The Peabody Essex Museum is
America’s oldest continuously operating museum.
South Street
Seaport Museum
Founded in 1967, the mission of the South Street
Seaport Museum is to trace the history of the
Port of New York, and its commercial and cultural impact on the city, the
state, and the nation.
USS Constitution Museum
The USS Constitution Museum brings to life the
stories of the individuals who authorized, built, served on and preserved
USS Constitution. Through hands-on exhibits, displays of historic
artifacts, computer
simulated re-enactments, and public programming, the Museum strives to
make a
personal connection to our American past and the heritage of USS
Constitution.
The
Mariner's Museum
The Mariners' Museum, one of the largest
international maritime museums in the world, is dedicated
to "illuminating mankind's experience with the sea and the events that
shaped the course
and progress of civilization." It is a nonprofit, educational institution
accredited since 1972
by the American Association of Museums.
National Maritime Museum, UK
The National Maritime Museum (NMM) was formally
established by Act of Parliament in 1934
and opened to the public by King George VI on 27 April 1937.
Index to
Maritime Museums
Smith's Master Index to World Wide Maritime Museum
Internet Resources
Organizations,
Books, and Others
Marine Art Quarterly
An Insider's Guide to Marine Art for Collectors and Scholars
The Nautical Research Guild
An international organization of ship modelers, maritime artists,
nautical archeologists and historians who are dedicated to
enhancing the
art and experience of ship modeling.
ASMA
The American Society of Marine Artists
Ten
Pound Island Book Company
Old, rare and out of print books, manuscripts and charts pertaining
to the sea
The Book Guy
History books
John's Nautical &
Boatbuilding Page
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