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Bound for Blue Water
By J Russell Jinishian, Greenwich Workshop Press. ISBN
086 713 0881
 Superbly
presented, with over 140 colour reproductions of paintings,
scrimshaw and sculpture, Russell Jinishian's book is a tribute to the
best American marine art of the twentieth and twenty-first century. An
annotated artist index provides a useful reference to the artists, their
background, subjects and medium. |
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Reuben Chappell, Pierhead
Painter By Robert Jones, First Light.
ISBN 1 84114 545 9
 A
fascinating tribute to Reuben Chappell, one of the last and arguably
one of the finest pierhead painters. In his paintings Chappell records
the zenith and decline of the days of commercial sail - and the ascent
of steam power. But what makes this book special is not just
Chappell's art but also author Robert Jones's commentary on a unique
period of British maritime history. |
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Treasures of the National
Maritime Museum Edited
by Gloria Clifton and Nigel Rigby. ISBN 0948065427
 The
National Maritime Museum at Greenwich has the largest collection of
maritime-related objects in the world. Over 300 beautifully photographed
items are featured in this A-Z companion, each accompanied by an
explanation of its significance.
They range from the Caird Astrolabe (c. 1230) to a Zulu-class herring
drifter (c. 1930). There are also some of the most treasured items from
the Museum's collection of Nelsonia, including one of a pair of rings
exchanged between Nelson and Emma Hamilton and Nelson's
breakfast service.
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The
Marine Art of Geoff Hunt
Geoff Hunt, Conway Maritime,
ISBN 0-85177-971-9
 “I
have always painted, as far back as I can remember, and always
ships...” Geoff Hunt, President of the Royal Society of Marine Artists
is deservedly recognised as possibly the premier nautical painter of his
generation.
This magnificent book contains over 100 paintings and
sketches, and is enriched by Geoff's personal discussion of techniques
and artistic influences; of particular interest is his section
“Illustrating the Naval writers” in which he takes us behind the scenes
of three of the covers of the Kydd series. |
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Clipper
Ships
Clippers, Packets and Men-o'-War Bounty Books ISBN 0 7537 1140 0
 Five
true masters of the tall ship genre - Roy Cross, Derek Gardner, John
Groves, Geoff Hunt and Mark Myers - explore every period from the Viking
age to the present. Previously published as “The Tall Ship in Art”. |
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Yachts
on Canvas Yachts on Canvas by
James Taylor. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 1 84486 020 5
 A
visual tribute to the yacht selected from the work of leading artists such as
Van de Veldes, Turner, Brooking, Cozzens and many others. International
in scope and covers images from the 17th century to the present day. Not
since the 1920s has a serious study of yachting art been undertaken, and
Taylor splendidly remedies that omission. |
