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The restored 1954 houseboat shows where Noble created paintings, drawings, and lithographs for over 40 years. The Houseboat Studio is the center of the museum. What to do: There are quite a few permanent exhibits at The Noble Maritime Collection. Ship Model Gallery room | via Noble Maritime If you are coming from the island, take the SIR to the St George stop and grab the S40 bus there. If you are taking public transportation from the city, take the S40 bus from the Staten Island Ferry to the front gate of Snug Harbor. If you are driving, these directions will bring you to the east gate located on Fillmore Street. How to get there: The museum is located on the grounds of Snug Harbor Cultural Center. Homage to the Randall Memorial Church | via Facebook It is well worth the trip to check out Noble’s art, his houseboat studio, ship model gallery, and restored rooms showing how Snug Harbor’s nineteenth-century sailor residents lived. In its new home, the museum showcases his collection along with the restored houseboat studio where Noble created many of his works. The museum has continued to grow over the years and, in 2010, it was named the custodian of the “prestigious collection” of art and artifacts owned by the Trustees of Sailors’ Snug Harbor. In 1992, the Noble Maritime Collection moved from Noble’s home to Sailors’ Snug Harbor.
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Although, by the time of his death in 1983, he outlived his beloved sailing vessels and the local maritime industry, Noble created through his art an indispensable chronicle of life in the harbor. The younger Noble worked as a seaman on schooners and in marine salvage for close to twenty years, inspiring him to return to art and focus on nautical themes for his paintings. Noble, whose father was a painter, was born in Paris in 1913. The Collection is centered around and named after the works of John A.
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The Noble Maritime Collection is located in Sailors’ Snug Harbor, in New Brighton. The laundry cart in the “Daily Life at Sailors’ Snug Harbor” show | via Facebook