Sam McDowell print of a whale hunt in Bequia, Mcdowell 1929-2018, worked at Smuggler’s Shop on the Ocean City Boardwalk Maryland. McDowell worked in various mediums including painting, sculpture and scrimshaw. He taught art at Princeton University.
This rare print captures the community and history of the Bequia traditional whale hunt. The indigenous community allowed McDowell to join in the hunt. They used traditional hand thrown harpoons. This rare print captures the community coming together to partake in the successful hunt.
Sam McDowell owned property in Bequia. The native population are a mixture of people of African, Scottish and Kalinago descent. Bequia is an island about 9 miles south of St Vincent part of the Grenadines. It is 7 square miles with a population of 5300.
McDowells art is in the Ocean City Historical Museum collection and the Somers Point Historical Society.