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  • BEYOND THE FRAME: The Story of the Ship

    In this episode, we explore "The Story of the Ship" series by Harry Neyland (1924 Oil on Canvas). It is a series of 5 works - a first for Beyond the Frame, but also the first 5 oil paintings in the Museum's collection. We

  • Conquering the (never really conquered) Wild

    • Art
    • Collections
    • Conservation
    • Women's History

    A little over 20 years after its last major treatment, Conquering the Wild was due for a day at the spa.

  • Beyond the Frame: Upon Which the Sun Hits

    • Art
    • Collections
    • Shipbuilding

    Much like the way these men work together towards a common goal, color, light, composition, and subject matter work together to create an overall harmonious feeling in the work. This feeling is one of unity, a core principle in art.

  • BEYOND THE FRAME: Upon Which the Sun Hits

    In episode of Beyond the Frame, we experience the beauty in the everyday. In Gifford Beal’s ca. 1930 oil on canvas, “Hauling Nets” or “Piling Nets on a Wagon” we see that outlook, very literally.

  • Beyond the Frame: The Rescuers

    • Art
    • Beyond the Frame
    • Collections

    “Unidentified Coast Guard Vessel” by Hunter Wood is a 1943 oil on canvas. It was exciting – crisp, and idyllic in an adventurous way, showing the Coast Guard in action. Their clean, well kept boat breaking heroically through the daunting wave, the guardsman on the bow.

  • BEYOND THE FRAME: The Rescuers

    In this episode of Beyond the Frame, we explore the duality of color in Hunter Wood's 1943 oil on canvas, "Unidentified Coast Guard Vessel". This icy blue rescue scene shows the Coast Guard heroically breaking through the daunting waves that seem to be pulling us under...

  • Beyond the Frame: Where Sea Meets Shore

    • Art
    • Beyond the Frame
    • Collections

    This 1884 oil on canvas simply titled “Coast of Cornwall” by William Trost Richards, captures this complex moment where sea meets shore. In this seascape, there are no people, no ships, no record of time to detract from this moment. Richards

  • BEYOND THE FRAME: Where Sea Meets Shore

    In this episode of Beyond the Frame, experience the magic of the powerful and alluring meeting of sea and shore. Kyra Duffley explores the dark and tragic character of the Cornish Coast in William Trost Richards' 1884 oil on canvas.

  • The Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP)

    These images bring to life the multi-missions performed by the Coast Guard and vividly demonstrate the Service’s contributions to the country.

  • Vessel Launches: Heckin Good Images

    • Art
    • Collections
    • Photography

    The Mariners’ Museum and Park has glorious photographs in its collections, of course, many of them maritime. Despite the number of battle-at-sea images, many of the most striking visuals are vessel launches.

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