Wales, George Canning, 1868-1940
Biographical notes:
George C. Wales (1868-1940) was an MIT graduate in naval architecture and a noted marine artist. He worked at the firm of Peabody & Stearns in Boston, from 1888 to 1891. He was in partnership from 1891 to 1906 at Wales & Holt, Boston, Massachusetts and then maintained a private design business until 1924. He began to study art by 1917 and had his first exhibition in 1921. He published "Etchings and Lithographs of American Ships" in 1927 and also produced vessel drawings used as illustrations in various publications by Howard I. Chapelle.
From the description of George C. Wales collection [naval architecture drawings], 1912-1938 (Mystic Seaport Museum, G W Blunt White Library). WorldCat record id: 64627609
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