Category:William Gay Yorke
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English: William Gay Yorke (1817-1892). Active (1849-1888). William G. Yorke, born 1817 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. His early life was spent around sailing vessels as a shipwright, painting in his spare time. In his early thirties, he was successful enough as a painter of ships to give up his trade and paint full-time. In 1848 he had a son, William Howard York (1847-1921), who he taught to paint and with whom he collaborated on ship paintings until 1870, when their relationship soured for unknown reasons; speculation was that the twenty-two year old artist wanted to go out on his own, rather than work with his father... By 1850 Yorke and son had moved to Liverpool. When they separated (1870) the older sailed for America, where he lived and painted to his death. He lived aboard his sailboat, which explains why many of his works are inscribed verso with different addresses. Later, his boat sank in a collision with a steamboat, and the accident caused him to lose an eye. Having lost all belongings, he was impoverished, and lived in a shanty he built on a canal boat in Brooklyn. The owner of the steamship which had rammed his sailboat eventually provided lodging for him and his family on one of his boats docked at Staten Island. Died in New York.
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Date of birth | 1817 Saint John | ||||
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Date of death | 1892 New York City | ||||
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William Gay Yorke (1817–1892) | |||
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William G. Yorke; W. G. Yorke; William Gay York | ||
Description | Canadian-British painter | ||
Date of birth/death | 1817 | 1892 | |
Location of birth/death | Saint John | New York City | |
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Advertisement for Marine Paintings, by William G. Yorke.jpg 1,000 × 603; 494 KB
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America's Cup 1887 - Volunteer and Thistle, by William G. Yorke.jpg 899 × 597; 491 KB
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American Schooner Columbia Before Block Island, by William G. Yorke.jpg 1,000 × 726; 160 KB
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American ship Anglo Saxon in 1863 by William Gay Yorke.jpg 870 × 561; 65 KB
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Bark Monrovia of New York by William Gay Yorke.jpg 809 × 575; 99 KB
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Bark St. Andrew off Point Lynas, Liverpool, by William G. Yorke.jpg 1,920 × 1,272; 491 KB
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Bark St. George off South Stack, by William G. Yorke.jpg 1,920 × 1,275; 501 KB
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Challenger fired upon by CSS Alabama, by William G. Yorke.jpg 1,920 × 1,523; 398 KB
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Dreadnaught, by William G. Yorke.jpg 1,700 × 1,314; 993 KB
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Old Marblehead sea captains and the ships in which they sailed .. (IA oldmarbleheadsea00marb).pdf 872 × 1,422, 156 pages; 10.23 MB
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Old Marblehead sea captains and the ships in which they sailed .. (IA oldmarbleheadsea00marble).pdf 997 × 1,462, 154 pages; 11.29 MB
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OOC Liverpool packet by William Gay Yorke.jpg 805 × 579; 68 KB
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Puritan vs Genesta, America's Cup 1885, by William G. Yorke.jpg 1,000 × 696; 467 KB
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Race Day, by William G. Yorke.jpg 1,000 × 709; 483 KB
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Schooner "Frank Atwood" 1936 427.jpeg 750 × 563; 40 KB
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Schooner George Bailey off Sandyhook, by William G. Yorke.jpg 714 × 478; 229 KB
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The American Topsail Schooner Aurelia P. Howe by William Gay Yorke.jpg 979 × 692; 100 KB
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The Black Star packet Resolute by William Gay Yorke.jpg 1,260 × 824; 122 KB
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The Schooner Mobile, 1862, by William G. Yorke.jpg 1,000 × 699; 545 KB
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Tugboat Honeysuckle by William Gay Yorke.jpg 956 × 612; 53 KB
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View of a bay, 1872 by William Gay Yorke.jpg 1,102 × 822; 99 KB
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Widgeon pilot boat.jpg 771 × 546; 120 KB
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William G. Yorke - Ship Mary L. Cushing.jpg 396 × 258; 29 KB