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Jack Banham Coggins
S.S. Mariposa, Matson Steamship - Historical Maritime Seascape Illustration
c.1945

Price:$2,925.25

$3,250List Price

About the Item

Historical mid-century seascape of the S.S. Mariposa off Pago Pago, Samaoa Islands, a Matson Steamship Co. ocean liner, by maritime artist Jack Banham Coggins (English-American, 1911-2006), c.1945. This painting is the original illustration that appears in the 1947 book "Ships of the U.S. Merchant Marine" by S. Kip Farrington Jr. Signed "Jack Coggins" lower right. "Frontispiece page 6" written on verso. "Mariposa in tropical anchorage, illustration for Matson Steamship Co. San Francisco, circa 1945" written on tag on verso. Artist bio also on verso. Presented in an off-white mat and rustic wood frame. Image size: 16"H x 22"W. See also our other painting of the sister ship SS Matsonia. The Mariposa sailed the South Seas route from 1932-1941, onw of the Matson Lines White Fleet, when she was put into war service as a troop ship like most other liners. In 1947 the ship was mothballed for six years at Union Iron Works in Alameda, California. Home Lines bought her and renamed her SS Homeric, sailing her to Trieste for reconstruction to allow 1243 passengers: 147 First Class and 1,096 tourist class. Gross register tonnage increased to 18,563. Total length increased to 641 feet (195.5 meters). Mariposa’s Specifications: Builders: Bethlehem Ship Building Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts. Yard: 1440. Launched; July 18, 1931. Tonnage: 18,017 GRT (Gross Registered Tonnage) – 18,152 GRT in 1941 as a trooper. Length: 192.6m / 632ft. Beam: 24m / 79ft. Draught: 8.6m / 28ft. Engines: 6 steam DR Geared Turbines (28,000 SHP). Screws: Twin. Service speed: 22 knots. Passengers: 475 First Class. - 229 Cabin Class. Crew: 350. Livery: White hull and superstructure, yellow & blue funnels & green boot topping. Jack Banham Coggins is a painter who is known in the United States for his oil paintings of predominantly marine subjects. He was born in London on 10th July 1911, the only son of Sidney George Coggins, the Riding Master of the First Regiment of Lifeguards. When his father was retrenched, the family migrated to the United States in 1923. After studying at the Grand Central School of Art and the Art Students League in New York, Jack devoted much of his time to marine painting both in oil and watercolour, and gained some work illustrating magazines. During World War II, he served as a U.S. Army artist correspondent for Yank magazine in Europe and was with the U.S. ground forces during and after D Day. Many of his war illustrations appeared in Life and Saturday Evening Post. He also executed commissions for the Army and Navy, and illustrated many wartime commercial advertisements. After the war in the 1950s, Jack executed covers for science-fiction magazines, most notably Galaxy and Fantasy & Science Fiction. In 1951 and 1952, he collaborated with Fletcher Pratt on two classic books - Rockets, Jets Guided Missiles and Space Ships, and By Space Ship to the Moon (both published by Random House). The books were released amidst a great wave of interest in space travel, which swept the country in the 1950s. The two books made the prospect of space exploration seem a very practical possibility, and there are many space scientists today who retain fond memories of the influence these books had on their careers. During the sixties Jack wrote and illustrated numerous books about the American Revolution, Navigation, Signalling, Vikings, Submarines, and many more marine, military and historical themes. In 1966 he wrote and illustrated The Horseman's Bible, which has sold at least half a million copies. A revised edition was published in 1984. He acknowledges his father's 25 years in the cavalry and lifetime interest in horses for his equine knowledge. Jack Coggins has produced well in excess of 500 oil and water colour paintings during his career - they are displayed in numerous galleries and owned by the Philadelphia Maritime Museum, the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coastguard, and other institutions and companies. His original manuscripts and illustrations are part of the University of Mississippi's Permanent Collection of outstanding authors and artists. He has been a member of the American Ordnance Association, the U.S. Naval Institute, and advisor to the board of the Philadelphia Maritime Museum. Jack Coggins has had wide teaching experience, with five years on the faculty of Hunter College. When he retired from active teaching he lived with his wife Alma Woods, at his farm "Crestfield" near Boyertown in Pennsylvania. He died in 2006.

Creator:
Jack Banham Coggins (American, English)
Creation Year:
c.1945
Dimensions:
Height: 22.25 in (56.52 cm)Width: 28.5 in (72.39 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
Medium:
Tempera,Cardboard
Movement & Style:
American Impressionist
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Condition:
Mat has some age toning.
Gallery Location:
Soquel, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: JT-67561stDibs: LU5428022322

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