America's Cup sailing scenes on display in Library
 
By Yngve Edward Soderberg, American, Etcher, pen and ink
Born in 1896, Chicago, IL- Died, August 6, 1971 in Mystic, CT

Works by Soderberg are included in the collections of the: Denver Art Museum; Cummer Museum of Art, Jackonsville, FL; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO; Mystic Art Association and Gallery, Mystic, CT.

Ranger vs. Endeavor II 1937 as sketched aboard Endeavor II

These etchings were a gift of James W. Robinson, Class of 1932
whose wife also donated 250 of his books on sailing and the
America's Cup to the Portsmouth Abbey School Library.

This display was mounted on the exhibit walls for the period of the defense of the America's Cup from December 2002 through February 2003 in New Zealand. Placed in the display case in the library are the programs of past and present America's Cup defenses as well as the program for the Induction Ceremony at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in 1993. Fredrick E. "Ted" Hood, grandfather of Alex, a IVth former, was inducted as a successful defender of the Cup in the 1970's. (He skippered the 1974 "Courageous" which also won in 1977).



A history of the original race is a described with pictures in the display case. Some of the books on the America's Cup challanges and on sailing given by the Robinsons are also on exhibit.

Numerous alumni, including James Robinson '32, James Sands '32, Eric Ridder '36, Olympic contestant for windsurfing, Matt Arnborg, '88 and Olympic medal winner for sailing, Bob Merrick'89 developed a life-long interst in sailing from their years sailing while at Portsmouth Abbey.