2001.100.4798
Artist/Maker Porter, Sophie E.
Place MadeUnited States
Title

Point Barrow, Alaska.

DateCirca 1895-1896
Mediumwatercolor on paper
Dimensions6 7/8 × 10 3/8 in. (17.5 × 26.4 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.4798
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionIn the left foreground of this painting a "European-style" settlement of small buildings appears. To the right and a short distance off are a few native-style huts with kayaks laid out alongside the shoreline. In the background, just beyond the ice's edge, are four whaleships.ProvenanceSophie Porter Collection. Dr. Kenneth R. Martin, Day's Ferry, ME, 02/23/1989, Purchase $425.00
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