Ships Through the Ages: Robert Fulton's "Clermont"

Ships Through the Ages: Robert Fulton's "Clermont"

Item Information

Title:
Ships Through the Ages: Robert Fulton's "Clermont"
Description:
In 1807, the Clermont, named after the country home of a friend of engineer Robert Fulton's, went from New York to Albany under its own steam, one hundred and thirty miles in thirty hours.
Artist:
King, Frederic Leonard, 1879-1947
Sponsor:
Public Works of Art Project (U.S.)
Date:
1934–1935
Format:
Paintings
Genre:
Oil paintings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Public Library Collection
Subjects:
Steamboats
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
Extent:
1 painting on canvas : oil ; visible image 22 1/2 x 34 in., in frame 25 1/2 x 37 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/mp48vh725
Terms of Use:
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No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Description of ship written in 1935.
Notes (historical):
Ships Through the Ages, originally four murals painted by Frederic Leonard King between 1934 and 1935, was commissioned as part of the Public Works of Art Project for the Jeffries Point Branch of the Boston Public Library. In 1956, the Jeffries Point Branch closed, and the murals were divided into smaller paintings and relocated to the East Boston Branch Library where they are currently on display; however, several sections of the murals are missing.
Identifier:
09_03_000076