Record #:

7398

Author(s):

Adams, Carol

Abstract:

People who craft ships inside bottles do not always receive a great deal of attention in the highbrow art world. Some, like Jim Goodwin of Charlotte, have achieved true folk art status with their creations of intricate and historically accurate ships. Goodwin focuses mainly on building ships that have a connection to the Carolinas. Many of replicas are of ships that were built in the state, captained by local pirates, or were wrecked along the state's treacherous shores. Goodwin, a history buff, teaches geology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 5, Oct 2005, p202-205, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Goodwin, Jim; Ship models in bottles--Charlotte; Folk artists--Charlotte

Record #:

9098

Author(s):

Saxon, John L.

Abstract:

A flask originally carried by a Revolutionary War soldier from North Carolina is in perfect condition and in the home of a descendant of the soldier in Paducah, KY. The soldier's name was Smothers and he was from North Carolina. In a painting of Washington looking at his troops at Valley Forge, a similar looking object can be seen dangling from a soldier. Although often a gill of rum was given to soldiers, perhaps they were also allowed to bring extra rum into battle.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 44 Issue 2, July 1976, p15, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783--Antiquities; Ship models in bottles--Charlotte