Lucky Liberty Canvas Print

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Built in only 56 days and entering service in 1943, the SS Jeremiah O￿Brien is a Liberty Ship which served during World War II. During the war the ship made four round-trip crossings of the Atlantic. She was also part of the armada which took part in the D-Day invasion of Europe. Following D-Day, Jerimiah O￿Brien served 16 months in the Pacific Theater of operations. The ship was placed in storage after the war and was saved from being scrapped by a group of volunteers who restored the ship in the 1980s. SS Jeremiah O￿Brien steamed across the Atlantic to take part in the 50th anniversary celebration of the D-Day landings. This print is a tribute to all those who have served in the Merchant Marine.

Prints of all artworks are available at www.markkarvon.com. All artworks are copyright Mark Karvon. As a kid in the suburbs of Chicago, I always was interested in the mechanical creations of man. There is something about a purpose of design and the engineering solution to achieve that purpose that always created a spark in my mind. The forms those machines took were captivating to me - the pointed nose of a fighter jet; the exposed driving wheels of a mighty steam engine, the streamlined shape of a submarine. And the stories of the incredible experiences of the men who operated those machines are the stuff of legends and sometimes nightmares. From an early age I tried to express my fascination through drawing. I suppose my first...