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Lecture: The Art of Frank Vining Smith

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)

Bath, ME

Lecture: The Art of Frank Vining Smith

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Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
Member Ended $5.00 $1.12
Nonmember Ended $7.00 $1.17

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Join author James A. Craig as he discusses the astounding body of works of artist Frank Vining Smith. James latest book Frank Vining Smith: Maritime Painting in the 20th Century provides a concise and thought-provoking analysis of Vining Smith’s artistic career and a definitive survey of America’s last true marine artist.  

 Traversing both World Wars I and II, the maritime paintings of Frank Vining Smith embody a surge of American pride, patriotism and a love of American craftsmanship and naval pursuits. While painters at the turn of the century were depicting land and seascapes in the newly introduced Impressionistic style, Smith, hailing from Cape Cod, was able to augment the maritime scene by way of Impressionism in a very unique way. Spanning his entire career, his unique application of color and stroke, clarity of light and playful palette, gave what would have been a very staid and common scene of antiquity, a vibrancy that was undoubtedly modern.

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243 Washington Street
Bath, ME 04530

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (ET)


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Maine Maritime Museum



Maine Maritime Museum offers a myriad of opportunities to explore Maine’s maritime heritage and culture and to experience the mystique of Maine.

Visitors can find:

  • -fascinating exhibits brimming with art and artifacts
  • -contemporary, interactive areas for children and adults
  • -an historic shipyard with five of the original 19th century buildings
  • -a Victorian-era shipyard owners home
  • -an active waterfront
  • -a life-size sculptural representation of the largest wooden sailing vessel ever built
  • -a scenic campus on the bank of the Kennebec River

 

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