With a Thousand Faces: Portraiture & Identity Among Maine's Maritime Elite

Explore some of the more significant portraits at Maine Maritime Museum and the varied personas they depict.

By Maine Maritime Museum

Sponsored by Dick and Doris Lemieux

Brig F.I. MERRYMAN of Bath, Leaving Leghorn (1870) by Renault, L.Maine Maritime Museum

Introduction

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William Dunning Sewall (1865/1877)Maine Maritime Museum

William Dunning Sewall

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Marble Bust of William D. Sewall (1874) by John Adams JacksonMaine Maritime Museum

John Adams Jackson, William Dunning Sewall

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Roman Verism and Gravitas

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Captain John W. Dickinson and Family in Rickshaw (1896-12-21/1897-02-04) by Jo. MeikiMaine Maritime Museum

Dickinson's Time in Kobe

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Christine Carter Snipe, Mary Frances Gibbons, and Rose Stahl in Japanese Costume (1890) by Unknown Japanese ArtistMaine Maritime Museum

Souvenir Portraits from Japan

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Portrait of Captain Moses Owen of Bath, Maine (1822) by Peale, JamesMaine Maritime Museum

Moses Owen and the Peales

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Nuanced Gestures

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Portrait of Camilla Loyall Ashe Sewall (c. 1897) by Hubert VosMaine Maritime Museum

Camilla Sewall and Hubert Vos

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Hawaiian Annexation Ceremony, ʻIolani Palace (1898-08-12)Maine Maritime Museum

Annexation

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Conclusion

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Credits: Story

SPECIAL THANKS
Tavita Te'o, whose powerful version of "He Mele Lāhui Hawaiʻi"—composed by Queen Liliʻuokalani— concludes the exhibit. Please enjoy Tavita's work at http://www.facebook.com/tavitateomusic/

SPONSORED BY
Dick and Doris Lemieux

THANKS TO
Henry Baecker, Ellen T. Berrie, Fred Drake, Camilla Edge, Sewall Family

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
Elizabeth Beaudoin
Paul T. Burlin
Nathan Lipfert
Lincoln Paine

CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT
Christopher Timm, Chief Curator
Kelly Page, Collections & Library Services Manager
Paul Fuller, Assistant Curator

MUSIC
Vivaldi, Concerto in D Minor — David Perry, Elias Goldstein, The Advent Chamber Orchestra
Corelli, Concerto Grosso Op.6, no. 8 - David Romano and Ferruccio Vignanelli
Sousa, King Cotton - U.S. Marine Band
Queen Liliʻuokalani, He Mele Lāhui Hawaiʻi - Tavita Te'o

FREESOUND CONTRIBUTORS
7by7, aryanotstark, craigsmith, dheming, eguobyte, melarancida, richwise, rtb45, xserra

Credits: All media

The story featured may in some cases have been created by an independent third party and may not always represent the views of the institutions, listed below, who have supplied the content.

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