Bermuda
Race
-
- 1955,
Etching.
Edition
not stated. Signed and titled in pencil. Image
size 9 11/16 x 7 13/16 inches (246 x 198 mm); sheet size 12 3/4 x 10 7/8 inches
(324 x 276 mm). A
fine impression, on off-white wove paper; with full margins (1 1/2 inches), in
excellent condition. Published
by Geare-Marston, Inc., Philadelphia and New York, as a gift with an attached
description and greeting: "Bermuda Race is the subject of this original
etching by F. Townsend Morgan, which shows the sleek 78-foot yawl Bolero
on the starboard tack crossing the finish line off Bermuda with St. David's Head
Light in the background. Bolero was first to finish in two of the last
three Bermuda races, though not judged the winner because of time allowances.
Since its inception in 1906 the Bermuda Race has become one of the world's great
ocean classics, its continuity broken only by two world wars. In 1924, it was
made a biennial instead of an annual event. With this etching go our sincere wishes
for a very happy and prosperous 1955."
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