Looking Astern: An Artist's View of Maine's Historic Working Waterfronts

Loretta Krupinski

apr 2010 · Down East Books

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Nationally recognized maritime artist Loretta Krupinski's meticulously rendered oil paintings show fascinating details of Maine's waterfront towns in their heyday, when fishing, quarrying, and the cargo trade were the backbone of the coastal economy. Historic photographs and text about how Maine people made their living 70 to 150 years ago round out this rich and varied portrayal of a past way of life.

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Loretta Krupinski of Thomaston, Maine is an award-winning, nationally recognized maritime artist. She started as an illustrator and author of over 25 children's books, and later she authored "A Maine Artist's Garden Journal." She is the six-time award-winner at the International Marine Artists Exhibition and is a Fellow and Board member of the American Society of Marine Artists. Some of her national exhibits have included the Frye Art Museum in Seattle, Mariner's Museum in Norfolk, Virginia, and the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. Krupinksi is an avid sailor and gardener.