Great Lakes Art Database

"U.S.S. Yantic at Sea"

Description
Creator
Hopkin, Robert, Artist
Item Type
Paintings
Description
"U.S.S. Yantic at Sea" by Robert Hopkin is undated and shows a distant view from starboard bow of the gunboat in heavy weather under shortened sail. A brass plaque on the frame indicates that the object was purchased from Beatrice Larned Massey and presented to the Brodhead Naval Armory, Detroit, “by the men of the U.S.S. YOSEMITE, 1937."
The Yantic had a long career in the U.S. Navy, prior to being assigned to the Michigan Naval Militia in Detroit as a training ship. Judging from the stylized treatment by Hopkin, this image was painted in the last decades of his life. The Yantic was assigned to Detroit in 1897 and used as a training platform prior to the militia’s service on the U.S.S. Yosemite during the Spanish-American War. The painting was donated anonymously to the Dossin Great Lakes Museum collection.
Date of Original
ca. 1900
Date Of Event
1864-1897
Dimensions
Width: 48 in
Height: 26 in
Subject(s)
Yantic (Gunboat)
Yantic (Propeller)
Local identifier
1967.105.005
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Detroit
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 42.33143 Longitude: -83.04575
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Recommended Citation
Dossin Great Lakes Museum Collection
Contact
Association for Great Lakes Maritime History
Website:
https://aglmh.net

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"U.S.S. Yantic at Sea"


"U.S.S. Yantic at Sea" by Robert Hopkin is undated and shows a distant view from starboard bow of the gunboat in heavy weather under shortened sail. A brass plaque on the frame indicates that the object was purchased from Beatrice Larned Massey and presented to the Brodhead Naval Armory, Detroit, “by the men of the U.S.S. YOSEMITE, 1937."
The Yantic had a long career in the U.S. Navy, prior to being assigned to the Michigan Naval Militia in Detroit as a training ship. Judging from the stylized treatment by Hopkin, this image was painted in the last decades of his life. The Yantic was assigned to Detroit in 1897 and used as a training platform prior to the militia’s service on the U.S.S. Yosemite during the Spanish-American War. The painting was donated anonymously to the Dossin Great Lakes Museum collection.