Alan Granby And Ben SimonsA Yachtsman's EyeThe Glen S. Foster Collection of Marine PaintingsIn association with the Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia A celebration and preservation of the remarkable art collection of one man.
ART COLLECTOR Glen S. Foster developed a consummate
eye, combining a yachtsman's experience on
the water with the instincts of an art connoisseur.
Before its breakup upon his death in 1999, Foster's
collection of historic American and British yachting
and marine art was regarded as one of the finest in the
country, and established new auction records when a
portion was sold in 2002. Here for the first time is a
glimpse of the collection, with descriptions contributed
by some of the best historians of marine art
today. Over eighty pieces by such artists as J. E. Buttersworth,
Frederic Schiller Cozzens, Fitz Hugh
Lane, Robert Salmon, E. T. Baker, and others are
shown in beautifully reproduced full-color plates
with descriptions relating to the scene or race
depicted and notes on the artist and medium. In the
annals of marine art it is rare to find such a powerful
and comprehensive collection.
ALAN GRANBY, a specialist in marine antiquities, was a founding board member of the International Yacht Restoration School. He lives in Newport, Rhode Island. BEN SIMONS is assistant curator at the Nantucket Historical Association. |
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October 2005 / hardcover / ISBN 0-393-06063-2 / 95 color plates / 248 pages / ART/NAUTICAL | |||||
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