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"Schooners
at Stonington" by Paul McGehee depicts the waterfront of the famous
Maine town on Deer Isle as it appeared around the turn of the century.
Tiny lobster boats could often be seen alongside large "coastal
schooners" which would be loading granite and stone from nearby
quarries for transport to America's developing cities. In those early
years, shipping cut granite by water was the most cost-effective way to
get the durable, strong stone to the customers down the East Coast.
Building contractors, constructing everything from tall office
buildings and bridges to streets and sidewalks, relied upon these
regular shipments coming in under sail from up the coast. The
skyscrapers which would soon define the skyline of New York City were
constructed of granite culled from the quarries of New England. Stone
from quarries such as the one at Stonington, Maine combined with steel
from mills in Pennsylvania and the midwest were what made possible the
towering structures of America's modern metropolises. "Schooners at
Stonington" is faithfully
reproduced as an archival quality print from McGehee's original color
pencil drawing,
and is issued in a limited edition of only 500 pieces each hand-signed
by the
artist.
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