Although Byron Huart, maritime historian and photographer, travels the world documenting ships, the SS United States will always hold a special place in his heart. "Whenever I'm in Philly, I always go down to photograph her at sunrise or sunset," Huart told Philadelphia Tribune staff writer Bobbi Booker. "I consider the SS United States a ship that has cheated death many times.""I've visited the ship, toured it, documented and photographed the ship many times," he said. "The ship was built like a battleship." He believes she deserves a renaissance since "there will never be another ship like her again."Huart has produced over 200 video features, thousands of photographs, and numerous articles featured in publications such as Maritime Matters, Cruise Business Review and the 75th anniversary edition of PowerShips magazine. "It is important because I represent the future, and I want to inspire more young people to go out there and do what I do," Huart said. "The mission I've embarked on is bigger than going out there and taking pictures of ships: it's documenting history that no one else is willing to go out and do."
A new exhibit by Huart, "City of Ships: A Photo Exhibition," is on display through July 1st at the National Lighthouse Museum at Lighthouse Point, Staten Island, New York. To read the full article on Huart, and view more of his work, click HERE.
Apr 9, 2016 -- DAILY PRESS: SS UNITED STATES GETTING ARTIFACTS DONATIONS FROM MARINERS' MUSEUM, OTHERS
Hugh Lessig of the Daily Press covers the Conservancy's recent acquisition of over 600 artifacts, and how that will further the Conservancy's education and preservation goals. Lessig notes that in tandem with the ongoing option agreement with Crystal, the Conservancy is focused on developing a land-based exhibitions to tell the story of the SS United States in more detail."After reviewing the entirety of our SS United States collection, we felt that these donated artifacts would better serve the SS United States Conservancy in telling the story of this historic ship," said Elliot Gruber, president and CEO of The Mariners' Museum and Park.The article also features a photo gallery showing images of the SS United States in her current condition, as well as 3-D views of some of the interior spaces (courtesy of Gibbs & Cox Maritime Solutions). Read the Daily Press article HERE.
Feb 8, 2016 -- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: THE WORLD'S FASTEST OCEAN LINER MAY BE RESTORED TO SAIL AGAIN
National Geographic perfectly captures the SS United States' magnificence and historical significance in a beautifully-illustrated story written by Robert Kunzig and photographed by Stephen Mallon."If the United States were a building, it would be a National Historical Landmark. If it were an airplane, it would be in the Smithsonian. Because it’s an ocean liner -— and surely one of the most beautiful, with its gracile lines and stacks swept back as if by the wind -- it’s tied up at a pier on the Delaware River, between freighters offloading fruit and cocoa. When you stand on its bow today, you gaze not at foaming Atlantic breakers but across Christopher Columbus Boulevard at a Longhorn Steakhouse and a Lowe’s home improvement store...Against all odds, it now has a chance to return to sea."Read the National Geographic article HERE.