This biography from the Archives of AskART:
|  Born in England to a family of shipbuilders, Charles Robert Patterson
became known for his oil and watercolor marine paintings, often ships
sailing on turbulent seas depicted in highly accurate historical
detail. Other subjects were modern warships and yachts. His
painting abilities combined with his life adventures, as he went to sea
by age 13, sailed the seven seas aboard many kinds of vessels, and
rounded Cape Horn four times.
In the 1920s, he settled in New York City in order to focus on his art
career. He became a member of the National Arts Club, American
Watercolor Society, and Allied Artists of America.
In addition to painting, he did lithographic prints and photographs,
and during the 1930s, he did two mural paintings for Memorial Hall at
the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
In May, 2006, the Heritage Museums & Gardens Art Museum of
Sandwich, Massachusetts opened a solo exhibition of his work titled
"Saving our Ships: The Sea Paintings of Charles Robert Patterson". The exhibit is an examination of Patterson's
career as a merchant seaman, newspaper and magazine illustrator,
photographer and painter.
Sources include:
"Saving Our Ships", Antiques and the Arts Weekly, May 5, 2006, p. 5
Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art, p. 2537
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