Frederic Schiller Cozzens (after) (1846-1928)
"Extra Plate," Puritan Genesta -- For the America's Cup - 1885, Near the Finish
Plate II, Sandy Hook to the Needles -- 1885. Henrietta. Fleetwing. Vestal
from American Yachts, Their Clubs and Races
Armstrong & Co./Charles Scribner's Sons: 1881-85
Chromolithographs mounted on card as issued
20 x 14 inches
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Cozzens Yachting Prints
Chromolithographs, 1881-85
Chromolithographs, 1881-85
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Chromolithographs of American yachts and yacht races based on watercolor paintings by the renowned maritime artist Frederic S. Cozzens.
Frederic Schiller Cozzens was a prominent American maritime artist known for his watercolors of sailing ships, yachts and marine scenes. Born in New York City, Cozzens graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, but was basically a self-taught artist. He worked primarily in watercolor, pen and ink and gouache. Many of his paintings were issued as fine chromolithograph prints. His first portfolio, American Yachts, Their Clubs and Races (1884) was a series of 27 chromolithographs accompanied by a book written by Lieutenant James Douglas Jerrold Kelley. This publication proved so successful he went on to produce four more series on maritime themes, including Typical American Yachts, also with text by Kelley. Cozzens contributed illustrations and yacht portraits to many magazines, most notably Harper's Weekly. His works are in numerous collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the New-York Historical Society, the New York Yacht Club and the Museum of the City of New York.
References:
Brewington, Dorothy E.R. Dictionary of Marine Artists. Mystic, Connecticut: Mystic Seaport Museum, 1982. p. 96.
Kelley, James Douglas Jerrold and Frederic Schiller Cozzens. American Yachts: Their Clubs and Races. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1884. pp. 366-68 and pl. 22. Online at Google Books. http://books.google.com/books?id=MG3XnCstq1MC (3 February 2009).
“Frederic Schiller Cozzens.” AskArt.com. http://www.askart.com/artist/C/frederic_schiller_cozzens.asp?ID=22043 (10 December 2004).