The Noble Maritime Collection

The Noble Maritime Collection Welcome friends and fans of John A. Noble and Sailors' Snug Harbor! Noble, and to preserve Robbins Reef Lighthouse and the history of Sailors’ Snug Harbor.
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The mission of the Noble Maritime Collection, an art and history museum in Staten Island, New York, is to present exhibitions and programs that celebrate the working waterfront of New York Harbor in the tradition of distinguished artist John A.

Culture Shop is tomorrow!  Check out the brand new items available to purchase in the museum’s shop.  We have a brooch f...
12/01/2023

Culture Shop is tomorrow! Check out the brand new items available to purchase in the museum’s shop. We have a brooch featuring The Bather, a painting modeled by John A. Noble's mother by his father, Wichita Bill (this item is so new, it won’t be available until the afternoon!) and a three-dimensional brass Noble houseboat studio ornament. There will be 28 vendors selling an assortment of handmade art, jewelry, pottery, and more. We hope you’ll join us for this unique holiday shopping experience!

Read all about the restoration of the museum's Writing Room ceiling!  We thank the Versailles-Giverny Foundation for fun...
11/30/2023

Read all about the restoration of the museum's Writing Room ceiling! We thank the Versailles-Giverny Foundation for funding the project, The New York Landmarks Conservancy for facilitating this preservation effort, and EverGreene Architectural Arts for their artistry. We additionally thank Dr. Gracelyn Santos and the Staten Island Advance for sharing this story.

The mural is in the museum’s Writing Room, a historic feature of the former Sailors’ Snug Harbor retirement home.

We’re honored to currently be exhibiting never-before-seen maritime photography by Alice Austen (1866-1952).  Picturing ...
11/29/2023

We’re honored to currently be exhibiting never-before-seen maritime photography by Alice Austen (1866-1952). Picturing the Water: The Photography of Alice Austen, guest-curated by the Alice Austen House Museum’s Executive Director Victoria Munro with Collections Specialist Kristine Allegretti, is on view through spring 2024. Admission is always by donation, and free for museum members and Alice Austen House Museum members through the run of the show! For more information, visit noblemaritime.org/picturing-the-water

Our staff work tirelessly to bring Alice Austen’s photography to the public. Did you know you can visit our cultural partner the Noble Maritime Museum to view an exhibition of never before displayed Austen nautical images? On view until April 2024 please visit to see ‘Picturing the Water’ curated by our Executive Director Victoria Munro with Collections Specialist Kristine Allegretti. Please support all of our staff efforts by donating today!

Join us this Saturday, December 2 for Culture Shop on from 11 AM to 4 PM.  Please help us spread the word about our annu...
11/28/2023

Join us this Saturday, December 2 for Culture Shop on from 11 AM to 4 PM. Please help us spread the word about our annual holiday market, part of Holiday Hop at Snug Harbor! There will be 29 vendors selling an assortment of handmade art, jewelry, pottery, and more! Viva Voce Brass will present lively holiday music at 2 PM.

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Today is Giving Tuesday, a global initiative to support non-profits.  If you believe in the work we are doing and are in...
11/28/2023

Today is Giving Tuesday, a global initiative to support non-profits. If you believe in the work we are doing and are in a position to give, we would be very grateful. To donate and support programs like Maritime Careers of New York Harbor, please visit this link: https://noblemaritime.org/givingtuesday.

It’s Museum Shop Sunday, and as many of you know, The Noble Maritime Collection has one of the best and biggest museum s...
11/26/2023

It’s Museum Shop Sunday, and as many of you know, The Noble Maritime Collection has one of the best and biggest museum shops on Staten Island, managed by Nick Dowen, who is beloved in the community for his hospitality. Stop by and see him today from 12 to 5 PM, or plan to do so at Culture Shop on Saturday, December 2 from 11 AM to 4 PM. Or if you live far away, did you know that we have an online book shop and will ship worldwide? Check it out!

Hulls and Hulks in the Tide of Time: The Life and Work of John A. Noble A catalogue raisonne by Erin Urban $75, plus shipping

We're excited to present our new, three-dimensional, brass Noble houseboat studio ornaments!  Just in time for the holid...
11/25/2023

We're excited to present our new, three-dimensional, brass Noble houseboat studio ornaments! Just in time for the holiday season, they are available in the museum shop today for Shop Small's Small Business Saturday, and will be featured prominently at Culture Shop next Saturday, December 2 from 11 AM to 4 PM.

We’re excited to share the full list of vendors for Culture Shop on Saturday, December 2 from 11 AM to 4 PM.  Please hel...
11/23/2023

We’re excited to share the full list of vendors for Culture Shop on Saturday, December 2 from 11 AM to 4 PM. Please help us spread the word about our annual holiday market, part of Holiday Hop at Snug Harbor!

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Culture Shop the museum's annual holiday market, returns as an in-person event on Saturday, December 2, 2023 from 11 AM to 4 PM! Over two dozen local artists and craftspeople will once offer an array of unique gifts including fine art and prints, note cards and bookmarks, handmade candles and soap,

As we all start to settle down to celebrate Thanksgiving this week, we here at The Noble Maritime Collection consider ou...
11/20/2023

As we all start to settle down to celebrate Thanksgiving this week, we here at The Noble Maritime Collection consider our generous supporters amongst the many things we are grateful for, which also includes having the honor and privilege of serving our community. Read all about the tremendous results of The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction in this thorough article for which we thank Dr. Gracelyn Santos and the Staten Island Advance.

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Each year since 1988, local artists and collectors have donated fine art to be auctioned as a fundraiser for the Noble Maritime Collection.

The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction was a tremendous success, and the museum's staff and Board of Trustees thank e...
11/16/2023

The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction was a tremendous success, and the museum's staff and Board of Trustees thank everyone who contributed, in so many ways, including our sponsors, the artists and donors, the auction committee, the attendees, Catering by Framboise and Flagship Brewing, and YOU for liking, sharing, and interacting with all of our posts over the past month!

There is still time to participate in The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction tonight! Leave a bid now, or watch a liv...
11/10/2023

There is still time to participate in The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction tonight! Leave a bid now, or watch a livestream and bid in real time at 8 PM EST via . To register, visit liveauctioneers.com/catalog/305666_the-35th-annual-john-a-noble-art-auction

(Photo: Lance J. Reha, Double Crossing, Digital photograph, 2022, LOT #16)

44 lots featured in The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction on Nov 10, 2023 by The Noble Maritime Collection in NY, featuring Lance Reha, Double Crossing, John A. Noble, NA (1913-1983), Topsail Sheet Hook, Mast and Man #4 and more.

In addition to our lead sponsors, the museum’s staff and trustees thank the following businesses and individuals for the...
11/09/2023

In addition to our lead sponsors, the museum’s staff and trustees thank the following businesses and individuals for their support of The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction, taking place tomorrow, Friday, November 10. For a full list of sponsors, please visit noblemaritime.org/auction-sponsors-2023

The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction is tomorrow night, Friday, November 10 at 6:30 PM.  We thank Matthew Goodheart...
11/09/2023

The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction is tomorrow night, Friday, November 10 at 6:30 PM. We thank Matthew Goodheart for donating the final lot, and the last of three John A. Noble lithographs in this year’s auction fundraiser. Topsail Sheet Hook, Mast and Man #4 (lithograph, edition 200, 1970, 17 ¾” x 13 7/8”) has never been in a Noble auction before. The artist explained the action depicted in this composition in an essay that he wrote in 1970. “The fore topsail, because of weather conditions or otherwise, has been clewed up from the deck by the crew. The solitary seaman has just finished tying it up. He has unhooked the topsail sheet (partially chain) and carried it down with him to the gaff jaws where he is attempting to hook it onto the ring of the lower throat halyard block, partially to get it out of the way and more importantly to unimpede the lower sail in case it has to be taken in.” This will be one of the most soughtafter lots in tomorrow night’s auction. Bid in person, or leave a bid now online via LiveAuctioneers at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/163313538_john-a-noble-na-1913-1983-topsail-sheet-hook-mast-and-man-4

The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction is this Friday, November 10, and if you would like last-minute tickets, go to ...
11/08/2023

The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction is this Friday, November 10, and if you would like last-minute tickets, go to noblemaritime.org/auction. Included amongst the 44 lots to be sold to benefit the museum is the limited edition print New York: The Abner Coburn Leaving the East River for San Francisco in 1886 (edition 750, 1984, 20 1/2” x 29 1/2”; donated by Michael Cusack, in a frame donated by Kathy Cracchiolo) by longtime museum trustee John Stobart (1929-2023). Hailed as “the premier maritime artist of our time” by the New York Times, Stobart was a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Art with an international reputation, and his work is in major maritime collections. He was Noble's friend and joined the Board of Trustees of the Noble Maritime Collection in 2001. He began making limited edition prints from his paintings in 1974. Working with skilled printers, he supervised each edition, and many of these masterpieces are getting increasingly harder to find. Don’t miss you chance to own one. Bid now via LiveAuctioneers at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/163313537_john-stobart-1929-2023-new-york-the-abner-coburn-leaving-the-east-river-for-san-francisco or in person this Friday evening at 6:30 PM.

We are honored to have this piece of local history in The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction this Friday, November 10...
11/08/2023

We are honored to have this piece of local history in The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction this Friday, November 10 at 6:30 PM. Jack Demyan (1923-1999) painted this landscape featuring the Richmond County Courthouse at Historic Richmond Town in 1993 (acrylic on canvas, 29” x 39”). Demyan was a legendary restaurateur and a prolific painter known for capturing nostalgic scenes of Staten Island. In 1954, he opened Demyan's Hofbrau, a favorite watering hole for judges, public officials, and artists drawn by his cooking and his personality. Often appearing in a tuxedo or costume, he personalized the restaurant, gave select regulars their own booths with name tags, and designed an underground room as a ship's hold and dedicated it to John Noble. Eventually he set up an easel in his office at the restaurant where he created more than 2,000 works of art. A perennial favorite in the Noble Art Auction’s, don’t miss your chance to bid on this important painting. For tickets to Friday’s fundraiser, go to noblemaritime.org/auction. Or you can bid online via LiveAuctioneers at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/163313536_jack-demyan-1923-1999-richmond-county-courthouse

11/07/2023

If you cannot join us in person for The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction this Friday, November 10, you can leave a bid now on any of the 44 donated lots, or watch a livestream and bid in real time at 8 PM EST via LiveAuctioneers. Registration is required. To get started visit noblemaritime.org/auction or go directly to LiveAuctioneers at liveauctioneers.com/catalog/305666_the-35th-annual-john-a-noble-art-auction

Welcome friends and fans of John A. Noble and Sailors' Snug Harbor!

Bill Higgins took this photograph Theatre de Lumiere (18 ½” x 12 ½”) around 1980 in Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Bota...
11/07/2023

Bill Higgins took this photograph Theatre de Lumiere (18 ½” x 12 ½”) around 1980 in Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden's historic Music Hall, and he generously donated to The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction for the museum’s benefit. Higgins is a native Staten Islander and a largely self-taught fine art, commercial, and medical photographer. He has exhibited his work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of the City of New York, and the Staten Island Museum, where he received the Weissglass Purchase Prize. He kept a studio at Snug Harbor for many years and the location influenced his work and his approach to photography. He grew up on a houseboat moored in the Fresh Kills, and took the photographs of John A. Noble that were featured in Noble's last interview with the museum's founder, Erin Urban. Bid on this theatrical images in person this Friday, November 10 (get tickets now at noblemaritime.org/auction) or online via at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/163313535_bill-higgins-theatre-de-lumiere

The Writing Room trompe-l'oeil ceiling mural is now restored to its appearance from 1883, when it was originally unveile...
11/06/2023

The Writing Room trompe-l'oeil ceiling mural is now restored to its appearance from 1883, when it was originally unveiled. The Noble Maritime Collection thanks the Versailles-Giverny Foundation for funding the project, The New York Landmarks Conservancy for their preservation efforts, and EverGreene Architectural Arts for their unparalleled artistry.

Come to the museum’s annual art auction on Friday, November 10 for the official unveiling of the mural! For tickets visit noblemaritime.org/auction. If you can’t make it, please plan a trip to the Noble Maritime Collection soon to see the restored mural during regular gallery hours.

Thank you to Staten Island artist Bill Murphy for contributing Leaving the Island (etching, 26/50, 1977, 9” x 12”) to Th...
11/06/2023

Thank you to Staten Island artist Bill Murphy for contributing Leaving the Island (etching, 26/50, 1977, 9” x 12”) to The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction on Friday, November 10. A renowned and well-educated artist who taught at Wagner College for 36 years, Murphy works in multiple mediums, including printmaking, painting, and drawing. He has exhibited at the National Academy of Design, the New York Historical Society, The Old Print Shop (NYC), Susan Teller Gallery (NYC), and at Syracuse University. His work is included in the collections of the British Museum, the Library of Congress, the Brooklyn Museum, the New York Public Library, the Newark Public Library, the Denver Art Museum, the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and the New York Transit Museum. Add your name to that prestigious list with a winning bid for this lithograph. Bid now via LiveAuctioneers at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/163313534_bill-murphy-leaving-the-island, or to bid in person, get tickets to the event at noblemaritime.org/auction.

In the spring of 2023, The Versailles-Giverny Foundation generously offered to underwrite the restoration of the Noble M...
11/05/2023

In the spring of 2023, The Versailles-Giverny Foundation generously offered to underwrite the restoration of the Noble Maritime Collection's Writing Room ceiling mural, and the project was facilitated by The New York Landmarks Conservancy. EverGreene Architectural Arts' Design Studio prepared the design documents to recreate the original mural using the information from the original mural design, color palette, and hand-painting techniques from the conservation report. Salvaged fragments of the original also informed the hand-painting techniques so our artists could create prototypes to build out this large-scale recreation.

After approval of artwork, EverGreene artists hand-painted the design onto archival-quality canvas in their Brooklyn Studio, starting with a mockup that was then reviewed and certified with the museum. Once the mural was completed and approved, the on-site work for the installation in the Writing Room occurred. The canvas was adhered to the ceiling in sections and the seams touched up to ensure the mural is completely smooth and harmonious.

EverGreene’s craftspeople worked together on-site to install the canvas to the ceiling in four large sections, ensuring the mural looks completely smooth and harmonious, like it had been there all along.

Stay tuned to see the final installation photos tomorrow. Join us at the museum to witness the final result at the museum’s annual art auction next Friday, November 10! Visit noblemaritime.org/auction for more information.

William Behnken is a loyal supporter of the Noble’s annual fundraiser, and we thank him for donating Nightwatch (lithogr...
11/05/2023

William Behnken is a loyal supporter of the Noble’s annual fundraiser, and we thank him for donating Nightwatch (lithograph, 2022, 12 ½” x 16”) to The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction on Friday, November 10. Behnken, is a life-long resident of New York City. He earned his BA and MA from the City College of New York, where he taught from 1970-2020. He also taught printmaking at the Art Students League from 1997-2022. He is a member of the National Academy of Design and Society of American Graphic Artists, and his work is included in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the British Museum, the Fitzwilliam Museum, the New York Public Library Print Collection, the New York Historical Society, and the Indianapolis Museum. Add your name to that prestigious list with a winning bid for this lithograph. Bid now via LiveAuctioneers at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/163313533_william-behnken-na-nightwatch, or to bid in person, get tickets to the event at noblemaritime.org/auction.

The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction is this Friday, November 10 at 6:30 PM.  Join us for the celebration and bid o...
11/05/2023

The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction is this Friday, November 10 at 6:30 PM. Join us for the celebration and bid on the fine art that will be auctioned off with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the museum's service the community, including arts education for schoolchildren of all ages and abilities. Purchase tickets today at noblemaritime.org/auction, or register to bid via LiveAuctioneers at liveauctioneers.com/catalog/305666_the-35th-annual-john-a-noble-art-auction/

In 2021, the Noble Maritime Collection contracted EverGreene Architectural Arts to document the mural, which included a ...
11/04/2023

In 2021, the Noble Maritime Collection contracted EverGreene Architectural Arts to document the mural, which included a full photogrammetric digital scan and a historic paint analysis, so that one day it could be restored. The museum then contracted the Staten Island firm Simply Built to remove the original ceiling and put up a new one that was finished to EverGreene’s specifications—should the museum one day raise enough money to have the mural restored. With great skill, Matthew Poritz of Simply Built was able to salvage the room’s original plaster crown molding from the 1840s.

More than a year passed, and in the late winter of 2023, representatives from The New York Landmarks Conservancy visited the museum and inquired about the status of the Writing Room ceiling mural restoration project. They offered to connect the museum with The Versailles-Giverny Foundation, which after a visit from its President Barbara de Portago and Chargé d’Affaires Anthony Rhodes in April, generously offered to underwrite the mural restoration.

Stay tuned to see the restoration process in the next few days. Join us at the museum to witness the final result at the museum’s annual art auction next Friday, November 10! Visit noblemaritime.org/auction for more information.

Included in The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction on Friday, November 10 is Ann Vaughan Leggett’s striking untitled ...
11/04/2023

Included in The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction on Friday, November 10 is Ann Vaughan Leggett’s striking untitled floral still life (oil on board, date unknown, 8 ¾” x 11 ½”; donated by Christopher Lakian). Leggett (1941-2014) was born in New York City and her mother, an accomplished illustrator, was her first teacher. She went on to study at Sarah Lawrence College and the Art Students League where she studied with, and later apprenticed for, Frank Mason who taught at the League for over fifty years. Leggett's work has been presented in exhibitions throughout the United States including the Museum of the City of New York and National Arts Club in New York, the Block Island Historical Society in Rhode Island, and The C.G. Rein Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona. Add this beautiful painting to your art collection with a winning bid online via LiveAuctioneers at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/163313532_ann-vaughan-leggett-1941-2014-untitled

Brian Comforti’s impressionistic depiction of the Williamsburg Bridge (untitled, oil on canvas, 2023, 15 ½” x 17 ¾”) was...
11/04/2023

Brian Comforti’s impressionistic depiction of the Williamsburg Bridge (untitled, oil on canvas, 2023, 15 ½” x 17 ¾”) was donated to The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction by Ciro Galeno, Jr. in memory of Ciro A. Galeno. The Williamsburg Bridge has spanned the East River for 120 years, connecting its eponymous neighborhood in Brooklyn with Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Comforti’s composition allows for a timeless interpretation—it could depict any year since the bridge opened in 1903. Bid to win on this atmospheric oil painting, and by doing so, help support the museum. Tickets to the event on Friday, November 10 can be purchased at noblemaritime.org/auction, or you can bid now online via LiveAuctioneers at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/163313531_brian-comforti-untitled-williamsburg-bridge

The Noble Maritime Collection is known for the grassroots adaptive reuse project led by the volunteer Noble Crew during ...
11/03/2023

The Noble Maritime Collection is known for the grassroots adaptive reuse project led by the volunteer Noble Crew during the 1990s, which rehabilitated the National Historic Landmark Building D, a former Sailors’ Snug Harbor dormitory from 1844, and turned it into the museum’s new home. The Writing Room is an original feature of the building—a large, sunlit common area on the first floor, just next to the front entrance, where sailors once gathered to write correspondence. While restoring the room, the Noble Crew discovered, under decades of paint layers and plaster patches, a Victorian trompe l'oeil ceiling mural, and its restoration was a crowning achievement of the rehabilitation of Building D.

The mural was originally commissioned by Sailors' Snug Harbor around 1883 in celebration of the retirement home’s 50th anniversary. It depicted a glasshouse roof suggesting the South Seas, where many of the resident mariners had sailed.

Unfortunately, in July 2020 during a thunderstorm, a portion of the ceiling collapsed. With a generous emergency grant from The New York Landmarks Conservancy, the museum engaged restoration firm EverGreene Architectural Arts to assess the condition of the ceiling. EverGreene’s conservators and preservationists determined that deterioration of the plaster and failure of plaster keys among other factors lead to the collapse of the ceiling that was built in the 1840s. The existing ceiling framing was no longer sound and also needed to be replaced.

Stay tuned to see the restoration process in the next few days. Join us at the museum to witness the final result at the museum’s annual art auction next Friday, November 10! For information on the event, visit noblemaritime.org/auction.

Sarah Yuster’s (Sarah Yuster Art)  work is world renowned, but holds a special place in the hearts of Staten Islanders, ...
11/03/2023

Sarah Yuster’s (Sarah Yuster Art) work is world renowned, but holds a special place in the hearts of Staten Islanders, as she often imbues a sense of magic and nostalgia in our everyday landscapes, such as in Pizzeria (giclee, 2022, 12” x 16 ¼”), which she generously donated to The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction on Friday, November 10. Yuster’s series Biophiles: A New Generation is her currently on exhibit at Staten Island Museum's large-scale environmental show, Vulnerable Landscapes, and she co-curated and had work in Arc of Twenty Years, a multimedia exhibition about the emotional impact and socio-political changes after the 9/11 attacks at the Noble Maritime Museum in 2021. Her work is in the collections of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, the National Air & Space Museum, Harvard University, Yale University, the Bangkok Royal Family Compound, and the New York Armory Track. Add your name to that illustrious list with a winning bid either in person (tickets at noblemaritime.org/auction) or online via LiveAuctioneers at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/163313530_sarah-yuster-pizzeria

Irma Bohorquez-Geisler’s Mixtec Patterns (embossed collagraph, 2003, 16 ¼” x 19 ½”) is a most unique lot in The 35th Ann...
11/03/2023

Irma Bohorquez-Geisler’s Mixtec Patterns (embossed collagraph, 2003, 16 ¼” x 19 ½”) is a most unique lot in The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction. It is both minimalist in that artist used no inks or color, and complex in the sculptural intricacies of the patterns from the indigenous Mixtec culture of southern Mexico. Dr. Bohorquez-Geisler is a photographer, biologist, educator, traditional craftsperson and cultural leader for Mexican-Americans on Staten Island. She is the founder and Artistic and Program Director of the annual Staten Island Dia de Los Mu***os (Day of the Dead) festival, and her photography has been exhibited at contemporary art galleries and museums in New York, Berlin, Spain, and Mexico. Bid to win this embossed collagraph on Friday, November 10 (tickets at noblemaritime.org/auction) or online via at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/163313529_irma-bohorquez-geisler-mixtec-patterns

Included in The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction is A l'Ombre Des Rêves (In the Shadow of Dreams) by Marc Chagall (...
11/02/2023

Included in The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction is A l'Ombre Des Rêves (In the Shadow of Dreams) by Marc Chagall (1887-1985) (from Chagall Peintures 1942-1945, tipped in print, 1947, 8 ½” x 9”; donated by Ciro Galeno, Jr., in a frame donated by Kathy Cracchiolo). Chagall was a Russian-French artist whose art is well-known internationally. Considered one of the first modernists, Chagall is identified with various artistic movements, including Cubism and Expressionism. Chagall's creations span many media, including stained glass, tapestries, drawings, and fine art prints. Many of his pieces visualize both Jewish and Eastern European folk life, merging various art styles to represent his life's experiences. This piece is a great example of that, and it can be yours with a winning bid on Friday, November 10. Get tickets at noblemaritime.org/auction, or alternatively, bid online via LiveAuctioneers at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/163313528_marc-chagall-1887-1985-a-l-ombre-des-reves

We welcome Jahtiek Long to The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction with his atmospheric photograph Ferry Foghorns (arc...
11/02/2023

We welcome Jahtiek Long to The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction with his atmospheric photograph Ferry Foghorns (archival pigment print, 2020, 20 ½” x 14”). A native of Staten Island, Long wears multiple hats as an interdisciplinary artist, emerging curator, photographer, musician, and community organizer. As of late, his artistic focus has been predominantly on photography, with a central theme of challenging the "traditional" narrative associated with Staten Island, to shift perspectives regarding both the borough itself and the people who call it home. His work has received recognition from notable sources including Pix 11, PBS, NY1, Hyperallergic, The Staten Island Advance, and Inked Magazine. Bid now on this cinematic image by an up-and=coming artists via LiveAuctioneers at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/163313527_jahtiek-long-ferry-foghorns or in person on the night of the event by buying tickets at noblemaritime.org/auction.

Watch a video tour of the auction preview exhibition with Executive Director Ciro Galeno, Jr.  The 35th Annual John A. N...
11/01/2023

Watch a video tour of the auction preview exhibition with Executive Director Ciro Galeno, Jr. The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction is just over a week away on Friday, November 10. The museum's fundraiser will begin at 6:30 PM with French cuisine by Catering by Framboise and an open bar. Bidding will begin at 8 PM, with a livestream and online bidding via LiveAuctioneers. Get tickets at learn more about the event at noblemaritime.org/auction. We look forward to welcoming you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQbk1ABKTwo

Watch a video tour of the auction preview exhibition led by Executive Director Ciro Galeno, Jr. Visit noblemaritime.org/auction for more information about t...

Renowned photographer Bert Stern (1929-2013) captured this image of Marilyn Monroe in one of her most famous—and final—p...
11/01/2023

Renowned photographer Bert Stern (1929-2013) captured this image of Marilyn Monroe in one of her most famous—and final—photo shoots, “The Last Sitting,” just six week before her death on August 5, 1962. Stern later reimagined her for the psychedelic era with The Marilyn Monroe Trip, a portfolio of Day-Glo serigraphs published in Avant-Garde magazine, Volume 2, in March 1968. This one is titled The Marilyn Monroe Trip, VIII (Day-Glo ink on uncoated paper, 10” x 10”; donated by Ciro Galeno, Jr.) and is up for bid on Friday, November 10 at The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction. Bid now via LiveAuctioneers at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/163313526_bert-stern-1929-2013-the-marilyn-monroe-trip-viii or in person on the night of the event by buying tickets at noblemaritime.org/auction.

We are grateful to Annamarie Trombetta for donating her etching Chinese Scholar's Garden, Staten Island, NY (2007, 10” x...
11/01/2023

We are grateful to Annamarie Trombetta for donating her etching Chinese Scholar's Garden, Staten Island, NY (2007, 10” x 10”) to The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction. This striking print depicts one of the most celebrated attractions at Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, the campus which houses the Noble museum. Trombetta is known for painting "en plein air" and has painted in various locations in the United States and Europe. She has presented solo exhibitions at Richmond Town Historical Museum, the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, the Wagner College Gallery, the Dana Discovery Center in Central Park, and at the Staten Island Museum She has additionally exhibited at the Union League Gallery, the Mana Contemporary Art Center, and at the Italian American Museum. Bid on this beautiful etching at the auction on Friday, November 10 (tickets at noblemaritime.org/auction) or online right now via at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/163313525_annamarie-trombetta-chinese-scholar-s-garden-staten-island-ny.

More Halloween greetings from the Noble Maritime Collection, this time with an apropos lot from The 35th Annual John A. ...
10/31/2023

More Halloween greetings from the Noble Maritime Collection, this time with an apropos lot from The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction, coming up on Friday, November 10. We thank Nancy Fiske for contributing Snowy Owls by J.J. Audubon (1785-1851), a vintage deeptone offset print published by The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee in 1948 (21 ½” x 17 ½”). Audubon was a French-American artist, naturalist, and ornithologist, renowned for his efforts to create a complete pictorial record of all bird species in North America. Do not miss your opportunity to own this handsomely framed print. Bid in person at the event by buying tickets at noblemaritime.org/auction, or bid now online via LiveAuctioneers at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/163313524_jj-audubon-1785-1851-snowy-owls

Happy Halloween from all the ghosts at the Noble Maritime Collection!🎃⚓🏛⚓🎃
10/31/2023

Happy Halloween from all the ghosts at the Noble Maritime Collection!

🎃⚓🏛⚓🎃

An unknown artist in the late 19th or early 20th centuries painted this tiger (Japanese ink on paper, Meiji period or la...
10/30/2023

An unknown artist in the late 19th or early 20th centuries painted this tiger (Japanese ink on paper, Meiji period or later, 46 ½” x 16 ½”) after the work of celebrated artists Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795). It is being presented at The 35th Annual John A. Noble Art Auction on Friday, November 10, donated by Barnett Shepherd from the Estate of Lelia Lee Roberts. Okyo was a Japanese artist active in the 18th century. He studied Japanese, Chinese, and Western works, and was particularly drawn to realism and natural representation. In the 1780s he founded a school, that he called the Maruyama School, to teach his realistic style of painting. This is a striking and rare piece to add to your collection, and if you do so, you’ll be supporting the museum’s work. Bid now via LiveAuctioneers at liveauctioneers.com/item/163313523_unknown-artist-after-maruyama-okyo-untitled-tiger or in person by purchasing tickets to the event at noblemaritime.org/auction

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