"The Last Sardine was Caught, Canned and Eaten"

watercolor

PAINTINGS - WATERCOLORS
marad; paintings
Hauschild, Robert J.
USA, CA, Monterey
1992
paper
Overall: 30 x 40 in.

Watercolor on watercolor board; "The Last Sardine was Caught, Canned and Eaten", signed lower left "ROBERT J. HAUSCHILD 1992"; described by the artist, "Monterey's [CA] Cannery Row is just the type of subject I love to paint, old and forlorn, abandoned and quiet. The sea works its magic on wood and corrugated iron to create a watercolor artist's dream. Also, there is a message to be found here. When they strip the forests of the West, and the desert comes, the people will be sad. When the sardines ran out because of overfishing, Cannery Row was sad." Mystic Seaport, Museum Purchase Award, 1992.

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Mystic Seaport, Museum Purchase Award, 1992