Cleveland Rockwell: Fisherman Driven Ashore

Another great Cleveland Rockwell painting. I'm pretty convinced that this painting is of the old Chinookville/Chinook Point/McGowan village sand bar area just upriver from Fort Columbia. That dark headland in the distance is a dead ringer for Cape Disappointment. Squalls would rise quickly in the Columbia River and Ocean area, putting fisherman at risk of loss of boat or life. The Book "Chinook by the Sea" (available in Ilwaco TRL library) tells tales of many fisherman lost at sea due to brutal storms. The fisherman were usually buried along Baker's Bay where they were found. The Cleveland Rockwell exhibit will be from May (20th) through September of this year (2011) at the Columbia River Maritime Museum. Here's the CRMM link:   http://www.crmm.org/maritimemuseum_exhibits_upcoming.html