Shipwreck Off Atlantic City
Hamilton, James
about 1830–75
Artwork Information
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Title:
Shipwreck Off Atlantic City
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Artist:
Hamilton, James
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Artist Bio:
American, 1819–1878
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Date:
about 1830–75
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Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
18 7/8 x 31 3/4 inches
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Credit Line:
Wichita Art Museum, Museum purchase, Director's Discretionary Fund
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Object Number:
1982.28
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Display:
Not Currently on Display
About the Artwork
Hamilton was trained as an illustrator and it is for his work in this line – specifically his drawings of the far north for Elisha Kent Kanes’ book Arctic Explorations – that he is best known. Hamilton lived and taught painting in Philadelphia; he painted many views of the New Jersey coast as well as fanciful marine images.