The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
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7.00" x 14.00"
Overall:
9.00" x 16.00"
Savannah Georgia Waving Girl Chinese Merchant Ship Poster
by Ginette Callaway
$107.00
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Savannah Georgia Waving Girl Chinese Merchant Ship poster by Ginette Callaway. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Savannah Georgia Waving Girl oil on canvas the original painting sold to a collector in Savannah Georgia. A sister painting is still available on my... more
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Savannah Georgia Waving Girl oil on canvas the original painting sold to a collector in Savannah Georgia. A sister painting is still available on my website contact me and i give you a link to it.
It is said she waved at the ships for 44 years from 1887 to 1931 she never missed one. I had to ask myself. Why this devotion? How did it start? I think it started with a broken heart. I can see her longing for her love to return. The first time she waved was probably to wave him goodbye. From that day one she waved at every ship at day time with a large white handkerchief and at night with a lantern. I had to paint The Waving Girl with a ship. After all her story ties to the sea and ships. In those days there were no cell phones, no internet and letters could take weeks or months to arrive. Departures and separations from loved one like this had to be traumatic.
As it turns out she was never reunited. I understand that Florence Martus never married which to me is a sign that she ne...
About Ginette Callaway
Renaissance woman! Artist. Born in France. Lived in France and Germany for 30 years. Now living in the US for 27 years. Started to make art my full time pursuit in 1999. Since then I have painted and sold over 2000 paintings in watercolor as well as oil. My website is ginettefineart.com