Mariner's Fancy, Celebra, (sculpture).

Mariner's Fancy, Celebra, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Mariner's Fancy, Celebra, (sculpture).

Fishing Fantasy, (sculpture).

Carved and painted wood, cloth, rope, and metal in a carved wood and glass case.

32 1/8 x 35 1/4 x 17 5/8 in.

A scene representing a seafarer's way of life is depicted under a glass case. A large sailing ship, the Celebra, is surrounded by several smaller ships and sea creatures. There are figures on several of the smaller boats and one boat carries harpooners.

Occupation -- Industry -- Fishing

Architecture -- Boat -- Celebra

Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th & G Streets, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 1986.65.298

Formerly in the collection of Hemphill, Herbert Waide Jr., 1972-1986.

Acquired from Daniel, Allan, New York, New York 1972.

National Museum of American Art, 1990.

Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2006.

Hartigan, Lynda Roscoe, "Made with Passion: The Hemphill Folk Art Collection in the National Museum of American Art," Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990, no.141.

Hartigan, Lynda Roscoe, "Made with Passion: The Hemphill Folk Art Collection in the National Museum of American Art," Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990, pg.180.

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