Description: Graves Light Station Graves Island Outer Boston Harbor, Massachusetts ----------------------------------------------------- The Graves Light is a lighthouse composed of granite block, located on The Graves, the outermost island of the Boston Harbor Islands nine miles offshore of Boston, MA. The Graves is a dangerous group of rocks named by Governor Winthrop in 1653 after Rear Admiral Thomas Graves of the English Navy who used to bring settlers to Boston. The lighthouse, which was built in 1905, is 118 feet tall and was originally lit with a whale oil lantern. Today that lantern is at the Smithsonian Museum and the light and foghorn have been solar powered since 2001. In 1939 the United States Coast Guard (USCG) took over the operation of Graves Light and did so until 2013. By that time, the lighthouse which had survived many storms including the “Perfect Storm” of 1991, had deteriorated and become too expensive for the USCG to maintain. It was then auctioned off as government surplus and purchased by a Massachusetts family. The ambitious family completely renovated the lighthouse using repurposed building materials from the early 20th Century to create a beautiful and authentic, habitable restoration. As part of the terms of its sale, the lighthouse is in continued use as an important navigation aid for traffic to and from Boston Harbor. Graves Light Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Nautical chart art print of Graves Light Station on Graves Island, Boston Outer Harbor, Boston, MA. Free shipping (USA only) Art Print Art print is printed on Canson Fine Art-Photo Rag Paper or equivalent. Mounted in a beveled double mat. Matted Art Print is ready for a standard 8”x10”,or 11”x14” frame. Mat will be signed by the artist. Note: Mat size is the outside dimension. The double matted print will fit into a standard frame that can be purchased at your local craft/department store. No need for custom framing! The image/print size is smaller than the size of the mat. Magnet Magnet is approximately 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” in size. Acrylic Plastic Refrigerator Magnet. Original Nautical Chart Painting Original Acrylic & Watercolor painting on nautical chart. Mounted in a 18”x24” mat. Image opening size is approx. 12 ½” high x 18” long Sorry, I do not offer framing. But it will fit into a standard 18”x24” frame. $199 including shipping. William. B. MacGregor Jr. Watercolors Nautical Chart Artist William B. MacGregor, Jr. was born in Medfield, MA, the son and grandson of Norfolk Hunt Club kennel masters. Many of his family members were self taught artists, woodcarvers, automobile mechanics and veterans of foreign wars including his father a WW1 US Army veteran. Bill is a graduate of Medfield High School, Wentworth Institute, and Northeastern University. His engineering career, from which he is now retired, included working for military and aerospace companies in industrial engineering and IR optics. His painting incorporates “old skool” mechanical and civil drafting tools and he uses a mixed medium of watercolors, acrylics and inks. Two rabbits are often in quite a few of his paintings. Look for them. He is frequently commissioned by United States Naval officers to create paintings of their ships and aircraft carriers on nautical charts. In May, 2018, and for one year, four of Bill’s automotive related paintings were on display at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, MA
Price: 9.49 USD
Location: Tiverton, Rhode Island
End Time: 2025-01-27T21:31:31.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: William B. MacGregor jr
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Originality: Reproduction
Signed By: William B MacGregor Jr
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Date of Creation: 2000-Now
Item Length: 10", 14" or 16" (Outside dimension of the mat /image is smaller)
Framing: Matted
Region of Origin: Rhode Island, USA
Personalize: No
Listed By: The Junkyard Artist
Year of Production: 2023
Unit Type: Unit
Item Height: 8", 11" or 16" (Outside dimension of the mat/image is smaller )
Style: Americana
Features: Mat is signed by the artist, Matted, Signed
Unit Quantity: one
Item Width: Approx 1/8" to fit into a standard frame
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 2020-Now
Printing Technique: canon pixma ip8720 ink jet printer
Image Orientation: Landscape
Signed: Yes
Color: top mat white - bottom mat green or blue
Title: Graves light station nautical chart art print
Period: Ultra Contemporary (2020 - Now)
Material: Fine art photo rag paper
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Subject: Boston, Nautical
Print Surface: Fine Art-Photo rag paper or equivalent
California Prop 65 Warning: N/A
Type: Print
Medium: Watercolor and acrylics
Theme: Art
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Available Variations
Color: 8 x 10 double mat
Price: 25 USD
Available Quantity: 4
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: 11x14 double mat
Price: 35 USD
Available Quantity: 4
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Color: 16x20 double mat
Price: 49 USD
Available Quantity: 4
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: Refrigerator Magnet
Price: 9.49 USD
Available Quantity: 1
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