The South Street Seaport Museum’s paintings collection includes a vast variety of works, many by renowned American marine painters of the 19th and 20th century, including Thomas Birch, James Buttersworth, Antonio Jacobsen, and Edward Moran. The paintings depict seascapes, harbor views, ship and merchant portraits. The collection focuses on 19th and 20th century oil paintings that illustrate the importance of international commerce in New York Harbor during the “Golden Age of Sail”.
Recent acquisitions include the portrait of Simon Schermerhorn by Samuel Lovett Waldo, and a Robert Back portrait of the Museum’s ship Wavertree.
