FYI, Mystic Seaport in Connecticut is losing an amazing exhibit March 27th. It is the pictoral story of a whaling ship travelling around the world. The story is told in a moving painting (this is before movies) and is truly worth the trip if you enjoy history of that period.
>From their website: In 1848, New Bedford artists Benjamin Russell and Caleb Purrington announced to the world they had completed their Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World. Russell was an emerging artist and bankrupt whaling investor who had just spent 42 months (1841-1844) on a whaling voyage to the Indian Ocean and North Pacific aboard the ship Kutusoff. When he returned, Purrington joined him in creating this massive painting as a commercial enterprise for public entertainment. Performed as a moving panorama, this 1,275-foot long and 8-foot high painting was separated onto four alternating spools, which were mounted in a theater or public hall for a paid performance. It toured the East, transported by train, ship, and wagon to Boston, New York and as far West as St. Louis. For more info: https://www.mysticseaport.org/explore/exhibits/the-grand-panorama/?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=March8%2C2022&utm_content=Panorama_version_A Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute 1989 C&C 34R Annapolis
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