A drawing of a steamer yacht with masts and an American flag. The ship sails past a shore with …

S. S. Nourmahal

Artist William O. Golding (American, 1874 - 1943)

Date1933

Mediumgraphite and crayon on paper

DimensionsImage: 9 × 11 13/16 inches (22.9 × 30 cm)
Sheet: 9 × 11 13/16 inches (22.9 × 30 cm)
Matted: 16 × 20 inches (40.6 × 50.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Diane and Ervin Houston.

Object number2014.1.3

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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThe Nourmahal was a luxury steam yacht, once owned by New York’s John Jacob Astor who famously died on the Titanic. While the Nourmahal may have never entered the Savannah harbor, Golding locates the vessel on the Georgia coast by the inclusion of the Sapelo Island lighthouse. A small vessel labelled “W.T.O.C.” in the foreground may refer Savannah’s first radio station which went on the air in 1929, just a few years before this work was made.

Subject MatterSapelo Island, Georgia, United States of America

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