Comments on: MARINES BY F. V. SMITH

By: Don Millar

Don Millar — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:45:03 +0000

Dear Denise. I to have a signed print of “Before the driving wind” and like you can find little to no info about it..Love to know how old it is and if it was a mass distributed work of Vining Smith..

By: Corena Panaccione

Corena Panaccione — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:45:35 +0000

To C. Campbell.. from Corena Panaccione.
I would love to know more about your vessel ..the John Alden yacht built for frank Vining Smith…my Grandfather. My e mail is jpan1@ec.rr.com
I live at Harkers Island North Carolina near Cape Lookout Natl Seashore. P.O. Box 357 Harkers Isl. NC 28531
Thank you.

By: C. Campbell

C. Campbell — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:47:34 +0000

Dear Frank Vining Smith Website,
My husband and I own the John Alden yacht built for Mr. Smith and launched in 1938. We would love to correspond with someone regarding this beautiful piece of history. Is there any way to contact the site, or someone who would like to know more about the vessel?
Thanks.

By: Denise Martin

Denise Martin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:41:51 +0000

Kit – thanks for the reply.

It was my parents’. Neither my sister nor I really remember where it came from, we just know that it was always just there. The earliest we can date having it was December 1971, but it certainly could have been earlier than that and it just not in any other pictures. My uncle was in the Navy, and we have a few items that we believe he picked up in his travels, or purchased because he like sea-faring works. We have no family left that might know anything about it.

Because we can find no mention of this anywhere, we would be interested in it for in any information regarding it.

I’ll be sure to look for the book next summer!

Denise

By: Tarky7

Tarky7 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:52:53 +0000

Hi Denise,

Let me see if I can find some information for you. This site is a pre-site for the publishing of the Frank Vining Smith Book – I can reach out to the publisher and see if there is any available information. It might take some time. Why are you looking for information about this particular print ?

Best

Kit Latham

By: Denise Martin

Denise Martin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:11:55 +0000

Correction – it was the Library of Congress where I found mention of the work ‘Before the Driving Wind’

By: Denise Martin

Denise Martin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:07:56 +0000

I have been looking for months for information on what we believe is a print of a Frank Vining Smith piece. It measures approximately 25 x 31, and on the paper on the back is stenciled “#19 Before the Driving Wind”. It does not look like an original work, more like a print on some sort of canvas.

The signature is clear, and looks like the ones on other works of his I have found on-line.

I can not find much mention of this as a painting, except that the Smithsonion website has it listed as one of Vining Smith’s works.

Do you have any suggestions where I can find more information on this?

Thank you in advance for any help you can give.

Denise Martin