Presenting Sponsor: Virginia and Warren Schwerin, Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Stott, Jr., and 20/20 Vision for the Future Endowment

Supporting Sponsors: Ted and Debbie Berghorst, Laura and Bill Buck, Anne F. Forbes Family Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Orin Smith, Charlotte and Hank Stifel, and
the Patricia M. Patten Endowment

Patron Sponsors: Mr. and Mrs. James Balog, Laura T. Buck Exhibition Endowment, Robert and Patricia Caldwell, Laura and Bill Frick, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Theis

Ships and Shorelines is a thematic exhibition which explores the tradition of marine painting during its golden age in America during the mid-nineteenth century. The exhibition looks at the development of the genre against the backdrop of America's burgeoning maritime economy and industry. Approximately 30 works by artists including William Bradford, A.T. Bricher, and Fitz Henry Lane will be showcased. The works reveal the evolution of nineteenth-century marine painting as it embraced not only ship portraiture, harbor scenes, and storm scenes, but also the depiction of the romantic sensibilities of light, mood, and atmosphere.