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War of 1812 Comes Alive in Maritime Art Exhibition

26 July 2012
Paul Garnett's "North Atlantic Gale, USS Constitution" will be included in "The War of 1812 at Sea" exhibit at the Fairfield Museum.
Paul Garnett's "North Atlantic Gale, USS Constitution" will be included in "The War of 1812 at Sea" exhibit at the Fairfield Museum.

The 200th anniversary of the War of 1812---America's "second war of independence" with Great Britain---is commemorated in an exhibition of maritime battle scene paintings and ship models.

On view at Connecticut's Fairfield Museum and History Center, "The War of 1812 at Sea: Marine Paintings from the J. Russell Jinishian Gallery" opens July 28 and continues through September 9.

 

Read more at Norwalk Citizen
Categories: marine art
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