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Dismissed from his job as a draftsman with the U.S. Coast Survey on January 9, 1855, after only two months, influential 19th-century artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler completed this etching “Sketch of Anacapa Island” during his brief federal service.
“Sketch of Anacapa Island,” 1854; Records of the Coast And Geodetic Survey
Looks like they let a real talent go.
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Right by where I live lol (just randomly found this)
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