Elizabeth R. Whelan

Elizabeth R. Whelan

Edgartown, MA

Elizabeth R. Whelan is an artist working from a studio on Martha's Vineyard. She is known for her realistic portraits, botanical, and marine paintings.

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Portrait of Whaling Captain Joseph G. Belain by Elizabeth R. Whelan Image: This painting of Whaling Captain Joseph G. Belain was originally painted for Skip Finley's book 'Whaling Captains of Color', and subsequently acquired by the Martha's Vineyard Museum in 2019.
This painting of Whaling Captain Joseph G. Belain was originally painted for Skip Finley's book 'Whaling Captains of Color', and subsequently acquired by the Martha's Vineyard Museum in 2019.
  • Elizabeth R. Whelan
  • Portrait of Whaling Captain Joseph G. Belain
  • Oil On Canvas
  • 24 x 20 in (60.96 x 50.8 cm)
  • Donated
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This painting of Whaling Captain Joseph G. Belain was originally painted for Skip Finley's book 'Whaling Captains of Color', and subsequently acquired by the Martha's Vineyard Museum in 2019.
Captain Joseph Belain is depicted on board a whaling ship, with another whaler in the background, in this posthumous portrait. Captain Belain was one of a number of whaling captains of color, many of whom had African American and Wampanoag ancestry.

  • Subject Matter: portrait

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