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The Wilkes Expedition off Gig Harbor, May 11, 1841<br />
19 x 30, Watercolor<br />
MARK MYERS<br />
Fellow, ASMA<br />
I chose this subject because of the importance of the Wilkes’ Expedition’s visit in ch<strong>art</strong>ing Puget Sound and stimulating the nation’s interest in the Pacific<br />
Northwest, all leading to the region’s later adoption as United States’ territory and eventual statehood. Another inducement to paint this was an unforgettably<br />
close encounter with a southbound U.S. Navy warship, a nuclear sub<strong>marine</strong>, name unknown, while I was out in the Sound on just this spot.<br />
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