Bound for Blue Water is the definitive collection of the best American marine art of the 20th and early 21st century. The nation's leading authority on the subject, J. Russell Jinishian, compiled the art and wrote this authoritative guide to the exciting world of maritime life for both the beginning enthusiast and the experienced collector alike. This is the first book to highlight key movements in today's marine art and to identify its most important artists with detailed discussions of their unique con tributions. A must for every sailor's library, this magnificent volume features more than 140 color reproductions of paintings, scrimshaw and sculpture (most never before published). Jinishian, former director of Mystic Seaport's Maritime Gallery and publisher of the Marine Art Quarterly, provides an insider's view of today's American marine art in this showcase of over eighty artists, including: John Barber, Christopher Blossom, Willard Bond, William Davis, Don Demers, Carl Evers, Thomas Hoyne, Paul Landry, Richard Loud, Ian Marshall, Victor Mays, John Mecray, William Muller, Randy Puckett, John Stobart, Kent Ullberg, Robert Weiss, and many others. Together these artists pay extraordinary homage to the rugged men and the vessels that make their living from the seaports of New York and New England, to Miami, New Orleans, San Francisco, and the North. west. Pictured here are the magnificent traditional clip per ships and classic sailing yachts; historical and modern seaside villages; the tranquil coastal landscapes; and the thrills of sport fishing. Also included is an overview of the history of marine art, plus a biographical section that is an invaluable reference to the artists, their back. grounds, subjects, and mediums.