JONATHAN TALBOT
REFERENCE POINTS
- AN ARTISTIC CHRONOLOGY
IN PROGRESS
(1960)
THE VERONA
| JT's sailing experiences during the 50s and 60s became the basis for many nautical paintings and collages. Below are some pictures of the Verona, the barquentine on which JT sailed out of Marseille in 1960. At that time the Verona was owned by Mrs. Rogers of Rogers Diamond Mines in South Africa and captained by Captain Kemp. The crew of six (all but JT were from Majorca) handled 12,500 square feet of sail and the auxiliary engines of this 180 foot barquentine, a difficult task at best. The Verona was lost near Fernando Po in the Gulf of Guinea in 1967. |
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 The Verona under sail on the Mediterranean. The person climbing the ratlines (look for the white dot against the leech of the forward staysail) is JT. |
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To see the Chauve Souris,
the Alden running-backstay schooner on which JT learned to sail, click
here.
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Chronology: The Spanish Years Click
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