John Stobart Reception & Dinner

Maritime Community To Honor Renowned Marine Artist John Stobart Reception & Dinner Wednesday  25 June 2008, 5:30 PM Down Town Association 60 Pine Street New York, NY 10005 Visit the Down Town Association website at www.thedta.com for directions
The National Maritime Historical Society and the maritime community at large will come together on Wednesday, 25 June 2008 at the Down Town Association in New York City with a reception and dinner to honor marine artist John Stobart, distinguished painter of evocative scenes celebrating our maritime past.
The National Maritime Historical Society is pleased to collaborate with the maritime community in hosting this event and invites all NMHS members to join us as we gather on this festive occasion. The reception begins at 5:30 pm and takes place in the Down Town Association's Wainwright Ballroom. The cost is $150 per person. Sponsorships are available for $1,000, and include two seats at the dinner for John Stobart immediately following the reception.
John Stobart and The Ships of South Street, an elegant booklet of Mr. Stobart's paintings featuring ships that built a city from the sea will be presented to all who attend this 25 June reception. Written by Peter Stanford, this booklet celebrates South Street Seaport Museum's 1885 square-rigger Wavertree and promotes a deeper understanding of our seafaring heritage and the importance of preserving that heritage for future generations.
Mr. Stobart has written a special essay for this publication, describing how the ships and people of the South Street Seaport Museum inspired him. When John Stobart came to South Street in the 1960's, he was bowled over by the cobbled streets and graceful buildings of a vanished age - and by the historic ships that the new South Street Seaport Museum had begun to gather on the historic waterfront. When Stobart learned that the museum planned to bring in a tall square-rigger of the breed that once thronged the waterfront, he volunteered to paint a portrait of the ship, the Wavertree, to help the campaign to bring her from Argentine waters. Stobart went on to paint the ships of the 1800's that made South Street famous, launching his career as the premier artist of our historic seaports.
Please contact the National Maritime Historical Society at 914-737-7878, ext. 0  if you plan to attend. Space is limited. Please make your reservation early.	One thousand copies of The Ships of South Street will be presented to the South Street Seaport Museum to aid in generating greater public appreciation of the museum ship Wavertree and in the nation's important historic vessels.