The Hudson River Maritime Museum is presenting a new exhibition,”Working Waterfronts,” a retrospective of the paintings of the late maritime artist Peter K. Eagleton. His strikingly vibrant and carefully composed paintings celebrate the world of working waterfronts and the graceful shapes of freighters, tugs, ships, lighters, yard oilers, and tankers that plied the waters of New York Harbor.
Peter K. Eagleton of Yonkers (1937-2005) was an accomplished artist and marine historian. He worked for over 36 years in the steamship business as a shipbroker in New York and Scandanavia and also operated cargo liners and tankers.
His artwork is in permanent collections at the Coast Guard, American Merchant Marine, Mystic and Intrepid Sea and Air Museums.
The exhibit runs May 17th until December 22, 2024.
The Hudson River Maritime Museum is a maritime museum dedicated to the Hudson River located at 50 Rondout Landing at the foot of Broadway in Kingston, NY, along Rondout Creek in the city’s old waterfront, just east of the John T. Loughran Bridge.
Illustrations by Peter K. Eagleton (provided by Hudson River Maritime Museum).
