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"War Ships Heading Out" by Vernon Howe Bailey [136920]

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 War Ships Heading Out  by Vernon Howe Bailey  [136920]
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Pen and ink drawing by American artist Vernon Howe Bailey (1874-1953), 20 x 17.5 inches, of ten, state-named war ships in the Hudson River viewed from 122nd Street on Manhattan Island. The given location would suggest the ships are heading upstream toward Poughkeepsie, NY. The artist noted the names of each of the ships in the view. He further notes that this illustration is intended for a three-column image in a June 16 magazine, but he does not specify the year. By this time Bailey had been a regular contributor of drawings to Harper's Magazine, Collier's, and many other leading news publications of the day. On the reverse side of this drawing, there is a pencil sketch showing the war ships as viewed from the George Washington Bridge. From that perspective, the tall buildings on the opposite shore would be in Englewood, New Jersey. In 1917, Bailey was the first artist authorized by the US Navy to make drawings of Navy yards, gun shops, and munition plants.

State: New York
City: New York