Naval historical center, wash. , d. C. -- this original 1941 artwork by navy artist vernon howe bailey is titled "uss dahlgren ericsson at pier" and is set at the former new york navy yard. Pictured are uss dahlgren (dd-187) and uss ericsson (dd-440) with the then brand new uss north carolina (bb-55) in the background. It is one of the navy artworks featured in the new art exhibit "the man who made the monitor: john ericsson, engineer and visionary" currently being held at the american swedish historical museum in philadelphia, pa. , from apr. 4 through dec. 28. A total of five artworks from the navy art collection have been loaned to the exhibit, which highlights the 19th century swedish-american naval inventors john ericsson and john dahlgren. (released).
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