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#31

Lighthouse identification / Re: Lighthouse in painting by ...

Last post by lnpeters - May 08, 2023, 01:25:07 PM

Dmitry,
Thank you so much for this help and suggestions! I'm going to check into these. New Haven would make sense because Blenner studied at Yale U Art School (he graduated in 1885) and later taught there.
This image is suggestive of the painting's topography
http://www.newenglandlighthouses.net/five-mile-point-light-history.html
this one shows bath houses on the beach:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/304925769538?hash=item46fefdff42:g:3SkAAOSw6wxkVYhs&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4IO6RmUCR%2BRxos0%2FqVoUb0twh2EMC%2BCIqhuvdIOLHvCjpMO994q9HG%2FNvNYFOO0Y5RygElVoS6a8S%2FHUMZA6G%2BRhb1Gt5P3doLWohOauZlmy%2Fok%2FmXWv40eCDFZkDGQVsi7qIYQq8i%2BlA16yYehbwWHYXAOUfpsw32ih%2ByEzxa5ESdLhqj8jdtEAbNwFKe2HMixclkRSUDzTTp1VdnW%2BDfumY2pG8p5rG%2FBYQ5vDzBRfwCTuVjdpNh6oyUGgAzni476HIWe0%2Fj4RwCnlwizsHmulXGMjh7%2Fu5oLv978AHc3B%7Ctkp%3ABFBMwKCegf9h

but other images don't match up all that well. I'll send an inquiry to the New Haven Historical Society. The lighthouse was built in 1804 and became inactive in 1877, but still exists in Lighthouse Point Park


New London looks too rocky and may have been too remote for that kind of tourist activity.
Will keep the site posted. Lisa 

#32

Lighthouse identification / Re: Lighthouse in painting by ...

Last post by mitko - May 07, 2023, 09:44:09 AM

It's always tricky to identify lighthouse on the old painting due to it could be demolished, rebuild or painter could be not very accurate in the details of construction. Anyway let's assume that it still exist and looks relatively same.
Before we move to Europe i would like to check have you considered following options in US:

Connecticut / Five Mile Point lighthouse
https://www.lightphotos.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=light&cat=0&pid=21066

Connecticut / New London Harbor lighthouse
https://www.lightphotos.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=light&cat=0&pid=4248

New Jersey / Sandy Hook lighthouse
https://www.lightphotos.net/photos/thumbnails.php?album=light&cat=0&pid=22887

All of them are:

• Tall but relatively thick comparing to classic towers
• Within described age
• Have relatively small lantern on top comparing to tower width
• Round or octagonal conic form
• Except Sandy Hill have a nice beach nearby where the painter could work

So what do you think?

PS I also find few places called Lido Beach - one in NY, one in FL but there is no (and seems never been) lighthouses nearby.

#33

Lighthouse identification / Re: Lighthouse in painting by ...

Last post by lnpeters - April 29, 2023, 08:25:27 AM

Thanks, any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

#34

Lighthouse identification / Re: Lighthouse in painting by ...

Last post by mitko - April 28, 2023, 05:18:45 PM

Interesting topic! Need to do some research then revert.

#35

Lighthouse identification / Re: Lake Michigan, Wisconsin

Last post by mitko - April 28, 2023, 05:18:18 PM

43.715622, -87.699514 should work

#36

Lighthouse identification / Lighthouse in painting by Carl...

Last post by lnpeters - April 27, 2023, 01:03:16 PM

I'm researching this beach-scene painting for the Greenville County Museum (South Carolina). The painting is in the museum's collection. It is by the American artist Carle Blenner (1862-1952) and depicts a lighthouse, which is visible in the upper right . The painting is not dated but based on its style, it was probably rendered in the early 1890s. It was sold at auction in 2015 with the title of The Lido. However, no aspects of it match those of The Lido in Venice. Other sites I've  looked into are Newport (where the artist spent time in the summer), Martha's Vineyard, Long Island, and Cape May, New Jersey. Experts have confirmed that it does not depict any of these locales. The artist lived in New Haven, Connecticut, and New York City. The lighthouse appears to me to be American but the artist did spend much time in Europe. There are architectural and landscape elements in the scene suggesting that the site is an actual and specific one. Any help anyone can provide about the lighthouse would be extremely appreciated in helping to determine the locale depicted in the painting.

#37

Lighthouse identification / Re: Lake Michigan, Wisconsin

Last post by Bergwind - April 19, 2023, 06:30:38 AM

I have found the light, but I cannot translate the position 43-42-55.890N 087-41-58.380W in a GPS position for Google Maps !

#38

Lighthouse identification / Re: Lake Michigan, Wisconsin

Last post by mitko - April 18, 2023, 06:33:13 AM

Full USCG List is here https://msi.nga.mil/Publications/USCGLL
You need vol 7 for Great Lakes, see page 186 - seems this is GENERATING STATION SOUTH INTAKE CRIB LIGHT 6

#39

Lighthouse identification / Lake Michigan, Wisconsin

Last post by Bergwind - April 18, 2023, 05:39:44 AM

Where is this light No. 6 ? I have no USCG list for Great Lakes. Must be close to Algoma, Wisconsin!

#40

Site issues / Re: Instagram

Last post by mitko - April 07, 2023, 03:02:13 PM

This is link to instagram account but you must be registered to view it.
Some pictures from site automatically posted to Instagram and Twitter.