USCGC Eagle art print US Coast Guard Academy Steel Hulled Training Cutter

Description: USCGC Eagle WIX-327 US Coast Guard Nautical chart art print of the USCGC Eagle from an original watercolor painting on a nautical chart by William B. MacGregor Jr. ---------------------------------------------------------- The USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) (ex-SSS Horst Wessel) is a 295-foot (90 m) barque used as a training cutter for future officers of the United States Coast Guard. She is the only active commissioned steel hulled sailing vessel in American military service. She is the seventh U.S. Navy or Coast Guard ship to bear the name in a line dating back to 1792. Each summer, Eagle conducts cruises with cadets from the United States Coast Guard Academy and candidates from the Officer Candidate School for periods ranging from a week to two months.  Nautical chart art print of USCGC Eagle (US Coast Guard)  Nautical chart background Groton CT area  Free shipping (USA only) Art Print  Art print is printed on low gloss photo paper.  Mounted in a beveled double mat.  Matted Art Print is ready for a standard 8”x10”, 11”x14” or 16”x20” frame.  Mat will be signed by the artist.  Note: Mat size is the outside dimension. The double matted print will fit into a standard frame that can be purchased at your local craft/department store. No need for custom framing! The image/print size is smaller than the size of the mat. Magnet Magnet is approximately 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” in size. Acrylic Plastic Refrigerator Magnet. Original Nautical Chart Painting: Sorry Private Gallery. William. B. MacGregor Jr. Watercolors The Junkyard Artist William B. MacGregor, Jr. was born in Medfield, MA, the son and grandson of Norfolk Hunt Club kennel masters. Many of his family members were self taught artists, woodcarvers, automobile mechanics and veterans of foreign wars including his father a WW1 US Army veteran. Bill is a graduate of Medfield High School, Wentworth Institute, and Northeastern University. His engineering career, from which he is now retired, included working for military and aerospace companies in industrial engineering and IR optics. His painting incorporates “old skool” mechanical and civil drafting tools and he uses a mixed medium of watercolors, acrylics and inks. Two rabbits are often in quite a few of his paintings. Look for them. He is frequently commissioned by United States Naval officers to create paintings of their ships and aircraft carriers on nautical charts. In May, 2018, and for one year, four of Bill’s automotive related paintings were on display at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, MA .

Price: 9.49 USD

Location: Tiverton, Rhode Island

End Time: 2024-08-27T23:05:48.000Z

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