Framed color print of S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam, flagship of Holland-America Line, n.d., ca. 1938-1957.
Entry/Object ID
2004.012.0001
Description
Framed color print of the S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam, flagship of the Holland-America Line, no date, ca. 1938-1957. Print mounted on 1/8" pasteboard, 22" high x 28" wide; wood frame 25" x 31" with glass. Some fading and yellowing. Enhanced image on file.
Print from a painting of the vessel on the high seas by Fred J. Hoertz whose signature on the painting is reproduced in the image. The print was intended for display use by travel agencies and was not always framed.
While undated, the color scheme of the ship with a black hull provides some help in establishing the range of dates for when it may have been used. The black hull and other colors were first used from 1938, its entry into ocean liner service, through 1940. From late 1940-1947 it was in war service (under Cunard) and repainted for such in a drab military colors. In 1947, after returning to civilian passenger service, it was repainted in the black hull scheme. It retained those colors until the later 1950s when it was redone in a new color scheme (gray - silver).
The frame style suggests that this print was created and framed nearer the early date.
Photographic posters and similiar advertising elements typically made views like the image here obsolete.
Acquisition
Accession
2004.012
Source or Donor
Foster, Robert
Acquisition Method
Donation
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Foster
Made/Created
Date made
1938 - 1957
Notes
Date: 1938-1957
Condition
Overall Condition
Fair
General Notes
Note
Display Value: Good
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2004-01-30
