The Marine Paintings of Russ Kramer, Fellow, American Society of Marine Artists

"A Thrash to Windward: Mrs. Iselin and the Crew of COLUMBIA, 1899" By Russ Kramer Oil on linen, 29" x 44" Captain Charlie Barr helms COLUMBIA during the stormy third, and decisive, America's Cup race against SHAMROCK, October 20, 1899. On board is designer Nat Herreshoff, syndicate head C. Oliver Iselin and his wife Hope, the first American woman to sail on a Cup defender. She is shown with her Eastman-Kodak box camera; her wonderful photo albums capturing the action on board, which inspired this painting, are preserved in the archives of the Mystic Seaport Museum. This painting was sold into private collection.	View a high resolution image of "A Thrash to Windward" Order a print of "A Thrash to Windward"
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