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Vol. 31, No. 4 (October 2000) Reprinted from "Admiralty Law in Popular Culture", a special issue published in 2000 by the Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, a quarterly devoted to maritime law, with the permission of the Journal and the Jefferson Law Book Company. Admiralty Law as Art ALAN GERSON* As a university-trained artist, I was familiar with the stirring seascapes of such masters as Holland's Jan van de Cappelle (1624-1679), England's J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851), and the United States' Winslow Homer (1836-1910). And as a lawyer residing in a city that still depends on ships for much of its livelihood, I had run into admiralty law more than once. But admiralty law as art? This was, to put it mildly, a matter I had never considered. Nevertheless, I promised to try to deliver something suitable by the deadline. In the pages that follow, I present the results of my labors. As will be seen, I have chosen as subjects such workaday concepts as "privileged" and "burdened" vessel, "maintenance and cure," "subrogation of rights," and "forum non conveniens." I hope my fanciful interpretations of these terms will put a smile on the face of the readership and prove a fitting end to this most imaginative issue. 
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[659] * Member of the Louisiana Bar. B.A., Boston University; M.F.A., University of New Orleans; J.D., Tulane University. Readers wishing to contact me can do so through the LeMieux Galleries of New Orleans (504 522-5988 or mail@lemieuxgalleries.com). |
