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by Paula McHugh
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Our Bella / Canvas t-shirts are made from a 50% cotton / 50% polyester blend and are available in five different sizes. All t-shirts are machine washable.
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In early America goods were transported from town to town via the rivers and waterways. The professional boatman spent years traveling down rivers... more
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Average Rating (4.34 Stars):
Suzanne Hale
April 19th, 2024
Very original shirt, lots of compliments- great fit.
Dana Frederickson
April 19th, 2024
This is an excellent t-shirt! An excellent view of an SAS Connect Airbus A320-251N coming in for a landing! I especially wanted to buy this t-shirt because I am of Swedish descent! Excellent photography and artwork!
Dana Frederickson
April 19th, 2024
This is an excellent t-shirt! An excellent view of a P I A Boeing 777 coming in for a landing! The t-shirt came out great! Excellent photography and artwork!
Dean Will
April 18th, 2024
Very pleased with the item!! But wrong color.
Simon Brown
April 13th, 2024
Great but Jaws fans saying it's spelt Pippit
Nope Nah
April 10th, 2024
Super high quality print, very happy with my purchase !!
In early America goods were transported from town to town via the rivers and waterways. The professional boatman spent years traveling down rivers and streams and back again, and became one of the most interesting figures of frontier life. He was of the restless type that in every period of American development has done the unusual and dangerous thing just for the love of doing it.
�Dance, Boatsman, dance. Dance, Boatsman, dance. Stay out all night, �til the broad daylight,
Coming home with the girls in the morning. Hey, ho, the boatsman row, Sail down the river on the Ohio.�
Paula McHugh has created a series of paintings inspired by the titles of American and Celtic fiddle tunes executed in egg tempera and oils. McHughs compositions portray the dynamic force of memory, of people and places that have blazed a trail before us. She is inspired by the American Regionalist Movement of painters, Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Woods, plus the early black and white photography of the 20th century. When she looks back in time into the faces of individuals, long deceased, it reminds her of the power of inviting the ancestors to enter our times so we can again feel the "long story" often missing in our fractured modern lives. The traditional American and Celtic musical repertoire is lively and informal. Learned primarily...
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Barbara Moak
Love your portfolio of historical significance. This one caught my eye with the determination portrayed by the boatman as he propels his goods down the river. Nicely done, Paula.
Paula McHugh replied:
Thanks