Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Ship USS Anderson on Patrol
Artifact IDMO 1942.77.18
Object Type
Painting
Artist
Edwin Whitman
Date1940
Mediumpaint (acrylic?) on wood
Dimensionsframe H 27 1/8 in x W 39 1/8 in x D 1 1/4 in (68.9 cm x 99.4 cm x 3.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA painting of the destroyer, USS ANDERSON, on patrol in Tenants Harbor, St. George, Maine. It depicts an angled view of the gray ship moving in open water. The number "411" is visible in large characters on the bow and an American flag flies at the stern. Several sailing vessels can be seen behind the ANDERSON in the distant left background. In the forefront of the scene is a small fishing boat, with three fishermen on the deck, moving in the opposite direction from the ANDERSON. The name of the fishing vessel is visible on the stern: GARY W. / TENANTS HARBOR. The painting is signed by the artist in the lower right corner: EDWIN WHITMAN 10/1940. The painting is framed in a 2" white-painted wood frame.
Historical NoteCommissioned in May 1939, the USS ANDERSON (DD-411), a Sims-class U.S. Navy destroyer, was named for Rear Admiral Edwin Alexander Anderson, Jr. The ship served in both the Atlantic and Pacific during WWII before being decommissioned in August 1946.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on October 16, 1941. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesUnited States Navy Materials (National Archives Identifier 782673)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Not on view