Meg Ropp wrote:
>
> Dear Museum-L trivia buffs,
> A friend of mine is trying to track down a painting she saw several years
> ago and has been all over the Web trying to find references to it or even
> the image itself. I'd like to ask 2 questions of the art-savvy folks on
> this list. (1) Are there any sites on the Web where a person might get help
> in searching for paintings with text descriptions or other fragmented
> pieces of information? (2) Can anyone on this list identify this painting
> from the following description?
>
> "I have in my mind a painting I saw years ago that always captivated me.  It
> depicts a man chained to a raft in the middle of the ocean.  There are sharks
> coming toward him, there's a big storm coming from behind, and a ship
> (salvation) coming from another direction."
>
> Thanks!
> Meg Ropp
>
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> College of Education
> Michigan State University
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Your description fits a painting of 1899 by the American painter Winslow
Homer entitled "The Gulf Stream".  It may be in the collection of the
Brooklyn Museum --maybe another lister knows.

Kathleen Hutton
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