Kingsborough Art Museum

Kingsborough Art Museum

Brooklyn, New York

The Kingsborough Art Museum, 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11235

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The Maritime Service Training Station by Charles Lester Pickard (American, 1920-1977) Image: Installation view, "A Pioneering Spirit: Kingsborough's First Decade," March 13-April 10, 2024.
Installation view, "A Pioneering Spirit: Kingsborough's First Decade," March 13-April 10, 2024.
The Maritime Service Training Station by Charles Lester Pickard (American, 1920-1977) Image: Detail
The Maritime Service Training Station by Charles Lester Pickard (American, 1920-1977) Image: Signature of Charles L. Pickard
The Maritime Service Training Station by Charles Lester Pickard (American, 1920-1977) Image: Detail of left-hand side of the painting.
  • Charles Lester Pickard (American, 1920-1977)
  • The Maritime Service Training Station, 1945
  • oil on board
  • Signature: Painting is signed "PICKARD USMS" (United States Maritime Service) inside of a decorative shape.
  • Inv: 1965.01

Collection: KCC Collection x

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This aerial view of the Maritime Service Training Station (later the site of Kingsborough Community College) was painted by a Merchant Marine, Charles Lester Pickard. A former soldier in the Army who joined the Merchant Marines in 1945, Pickard apparently painted a number of murals and portraits for the Training Station; at present this is the only known surviving work from that series.

  • Subject Matter: Aerial landscape
  • Current Location: KCC Campus
  • Collections: KCC Collection
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