In the late 1920s, artist William Lathrop built a sailboat, which he sailed for the next 10 years along the Jersey shore, Martha’s Vineyard, and Long Island Sound. During the next decade Lathrop painted landscapes of those locations until he died tragically when his sailboat sank off the coast of Long Island during a hurricane.
Watch a video below of artist William L. Lathrop, launching his boat, the Widge, in c. 1930. Video courtesy of the Lathrop Family. James A. Michener Art Museum Archives. (Duration: 3 minutes and 11 seconds.)
To see the full video, visit the William Lathrop entry on the Solebury township History Society's website.