After a Long Cruise

John Carlin American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 758

Born deaf and mute, Carlin initially pursued a career as a painter of portrait miniatures, later turning his attention to genre and landscape scenes. He was untiring in his efforts on behalf of people who shared his condition and helped to establish the National Deaf-Mute College (now Gallaudet University) in Washington, D.C., in 1864. "After a Long Cruise," a comic view of daily life on a dock, displays the bawdy humor popular at midcentury. Three drunken sailors wreak havoc by accosting a well-dressed black woman and knocking over a fruit-and-nut vendor’s stand. Carlin’s attention to detail, seen especially in the costumes and ships’ riggings, and his use of vibrant color are striking.

After a Long Cruise, John Carlin (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1813–1891 New York), Oil on canvas, American

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After a Long Cruise, John Carlin (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1813–1891 New York), Oil on canvas, American
After a Long Cruise, John Carlin (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1813–1891 New York), Oil on canvas, American
After a Long Cruise, John Carlin (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1813–1891 New York), Oil on canvas, American

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