captains & sailors
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The Age of Sail
I love this short animation which was nominated for the Oscars and also official selection for the Venice Film Festival. It’s so moving…I’d usually just reblog it as I heard about it from Adventures of the Black Gang tumblr blog (one of few still going) but I don’t post there anymore (if you’re reading this on Tumblr it’s a repost from here).
“Set on the open ocean in 1900, Age of Sail is the story of William Avery (voiced by Ian McShane), an old sailor adrift and alone in the North Atlantic. When Avery reluctantly rescues Lara, who has mysteriously fallen overboard, he finds redemption and hope in his darkest hours. Directed by ACADEMY AWARD-winning filmmaker John Kahrs. Produced with Chromosphere and Evil Eye Pictures.” -
Aquatic party
“Members of the Brighton Swimming Club entertain the crowds gathered on Brighton’s West Pier by holding a tea party on a wooden raft. (The Graphic, 1881). Some of the men swim out to the raft, but others attempt to reach the refreshments by riding wooden horses made from barrels. The man on the raft pouring the tea is believed to be John Hawgood (1844-1896), a clothier and furniture dealer of North Road, Brighton. Hawgood was a local swimming champion who went on to become the Honorary Secretary of the Brighton Swimming Club in 1886. The Aquatic Tea Party at Brighton was a traditional event that had been staged near the West Pier since the 1860s. For instance, a Brighton newspaper informed the public that on 3rd August, 1868, “Captain Camp (John Henry Camp ), the one-legged swimmer, will prepare and partake of breakfast on the water“.”
Again, I could see the hipsters of Brighton still doing this! More info here. -
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Winslow Homer: The Lookout – ‘All’s Well’, 1896.
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Théo Van Rysselberghe: Paul Signac at the helm of the Olympia, 1897.
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A triton carrying a child on his tail, while holding a sea horse by the beard. Nicoletto da Modena, 1507. (via British Museum)
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Hugo Backmansson (Finnish, 1860-1953), Sailor, 1897. Oil on canvas laid on board, 37 x 27.5 cm.
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Captain Forbes
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Two men on the deck of a ship (c. 1890)
Two men on the deck of a ship (c. 1890) via National Media Museum