Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2010.46.001
Accession#:
2010.46
Credit Line:
Purchase of this artwork has been made possible through the generous support of the Rasmuson Foundation
Object Name:
Painting
Title:
Unloading Fish
Artist — Creator:
Munoz, Rie
Date:
2008
Description:
Watercolor of two workers unloading fish on a boat, one worker on the PR in the hold is wearing a blue shirt with a hood, a white apron and orange gloves. He has red hair, blue eyes and a blue hat. Multiple fish are behind him they are light blue with dark blue eyes and outlines. The other worker is on the PR helping guide the bag of fish out of the hold up to the dock. He is wearing a light blue shirt with a knee length white apron on, orange gloves, dark blue pants and blue boots trimmed in red. He has red hair and is wearing a red polka—dot bandanna.
The hook is at the top center of the painting holding a blue bag of fish, birds are flying around the bag. One bird on the PR has an orange beak.
The hook is at the top center of the painting holding a blue bag of fish, birds are flying around the bag. One bird on the PR has an orange beak.
Notes:
"Unloading Fish"
A lively scene at a local cold storage in Juneau shows workers unloading a fresh catch of salmon. As fishermen catch throughout the day, the fish are packed in ice in the hold of the boat. The fish hold is separated by "baffles" in several large and evenly balanced compartments. This prevents fish from sliding from one side of the boat to the other in choppy seas. Without baffles, shifting of weight can be disastrous.
Back on deck, unloading is one of the best parts of being a fisherman, payday! The cold storage, tender or cannery pays on the spot for the catch. Depending on the skipper's mood and the fish openings, he or she will let the crew have a night off to "blow off steam" at the bars, or re—fuel and head right back out. This particular skipper headed back out to sea after unloading.
A lively scene at a local cold storage in Juneau shows workers unloading a fresh catch of salmon. As fishermen catch throughout the day, the fish are packed in ice in the hold of the boat. The fish hold is separated by "baffles" in several large and evenly balanced compartments. This prevents fish from sliding from one side of the boat to the other in choppy seas. Without baffles, shifting of weight can be disastrous.
Back on deck, unloading is one of the best parts of being a fisherman, payday! The cold storage, tender or cannery pays on the spot for the catch. Depending on the skipper's mood and the fish openings, he or she will let the crew have a night off to "blow off steam" at the bars, or re—fuel and head right back out. This particular skipper headed back out to sea after unloading.
People:
Munoz, Rie
Search Terms:
Fish
Fishing
Juneau
Watercolor
Fishing
Juneau
Watercolor
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