"The Amistad Under Sail" by Mike Eagle
This is a one of a kind digital print, remarqued and signed by the artist, Mike Eagle of the Society of Illustrators (SI) and the Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society (NFWA).

The original artwork was commissioned and used by the The Mystic Seaport Museum as part of an exhibit for The Amistad's world tour. The print measures 10" by 13" and the remarque is drawn to the right of the Amistad.  For all historians and boat lovers, this would make a fabulous edition to your art collection.

About the artist:

In recent years, illustrator Mike Eagle has turned his attention to the fine arts. He has exhibited at the Connecticut Artists Exhibit and the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts Annual Exhibit and created murals for the Mystic Seaport, Nautilus submarine, and Connecticut River museums. He is a member of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, the Graphic Artists Guild, and the American Watercolor Society.

During his career as an illustrator, Eagle has illustrated numerous books, magazines and advertisements. His clients included such well-known organizations as Golden Books, Random House, Sports Illustrated, General Electric, HBO/Cinemax, and Ragu, among many others. His works have been exhibited at the American Museum of Illustration in New York, the Cricket Art Exhibition in Chicago, the Dallas Public Library, and the International Children’s Book Fair in Bologna, Italy. Most recently his work was included in the “Art of the Story Board,” a Society of Illustrators exhibit, and his drawing “Out of the Storm” was selected to be part of a national traveling exhibit featuring art depicting 9/11. Eagle is a long-standing member of the Society of Illustrators.

He has taught art and illustration classes at the University of Connecticut, the University of New Haven and the Paier College of Art, Hamden, and is currently an adjunct professor in fine arts at Quinnipiac University, Hamden. A native of Middletown, Eagle graduated with honors from the Hartford Art School/University of Hartford, Bloomfield. Early in his career he was a staff illustrator at Aetna Life and Casualty in Hartford.