16 THE ISLAND OF NANTUCKET. 



moors, in the long line of sea-beach and peculiar 

 relics in old buildings of centuries agone, has grown 

 into favor with celebrated artists from abroad. Thus 

 reproduced in the most delicate as well as bold out- 

 lines of the painter, and embalmed in the amber of a 

 history which the author of the present volume now 

 gives to the public, the island of Nantucket will ever 

 be known as a spot well worth the tourist's visit, and 

 as the birthplace of men and women whose records 

 will rank among the proudest ancestries. 



" Among professional native artists, Mr. Geo. G.^ish 

 is probably the oldest now living in the town. Mr. 

 Fish has been known abroad for many years, having 

 at one time a studio in New York City. A number 

 of his crayon illustrations have been reproduced in 

 chromo and have had an extensive sale. He now oc- 

 cupies a room in the Athenseum as his studio, where he 

 has been located for several decades. 



" Mr. Wendell Macy has a reputation for executing 

 many faithful likenesses in crayon. His paintings in 

 oil — panel marine views — have been in great demand 

 among summer visitors, who admire these charming 

 souvenirs of Nantucket scenery. Orders from abroad 

 he is constantly filling. His studio is at his home on 

 Orange Street. 



" The charming art parlor of Mr. W. Ferdinand 

 Macy and wife, opened for the first time in, town last 

 summer, gave us an exhibition of the finest work of 

 this young couple. Mr. Macy's large picture of ' San- 

 coty in October ' was greatly admired by all who saw 

 it. His floral paintings were perfect gems. Mrs. 

 Macy's work upon panels, and her designs from the 



