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Whaling Scene
Document Type: Painting
Geographic Location: Searsport, Maine
ID Number: 56.3.2
Keywords: 56.3.2; paintings; marine art;Fisheries;whaling;
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Description:
This whaling scene shows a boat rowing close enough to the whale so that the harpooner could 'dart' the iron. This sperm whale has already destroyed one boat, a risk that whalers took. The whaleship is in the backgound. Shore whaling would use a similar boat. This somewhat dramatic whaling scene was painted by Waldo Peirce, who lived in Searsport.
Oil on canvas
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