Looking Astern: An Artist's View of Maine's Historic Working Waterfronts

In this compilation of full page color images and historic black & white photographs, the Maine coast's maritime history is beautifully portrayed. Nationally recognized maritime artist Loretta Krupinski's meticulously rendered oil paintings show fascinating details of Maine's waterfront towns in their heyday, when fishing, quarrying, and the cargo trade were the backbone of the coastal economy. Historic photographs and text about how Maine people made their living 70 to 150 years ago round out this richly informative view of a past way of life. Includes the images of the paintings, Wyoming on the Ways which is a depiction of the Percy & Small Shipyard in Bath, Maine, in 1909, Rogue Wave on the Cora Cressy, Bath ca. 1904. and The Tugboat Seguin, Rockland, Maine 1948. to name just a few that are included in this lovely hardcover. 111 pages.