Painting depicts the current holder of the Blue Ribband being walked along her westside pier in Manhattan while the Queen Mary of the Cunard Line is escorted to her berth up river. With the SS United States entering service in 1952 the people of the USA could now boast Transatlantic supremacy. It had been almost a century since a US flagged vessel held the title of world's fastest liner.Created using watercolors and colored inks on paper. Print size is 11x17 on #80 Strathmore archival stock and limited to 1000 pieces.
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