Haverstraw Bay

1868
(American, 1823–1880)
Unframed: 24.2 x 50.8 cm (9 1/2 x 20 in.)
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Commercial and recreational fishing for now endangered American shad is currently prohibited on the Hudson River.

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Located about 40 miles north of New York City, Haverstraw Bay is the widest point on the Hudson River. During the 1860s, it was a prime area for shad fishing, and Gifford’s painting records this activity taking place amid a delicately luminous morning haze.
Haverstraw Bay

Haverstraw Bay

1868

Sanford Robinson Gifford

(American, 1823–1880)
America, 19th century

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