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Naima Rauam is recognized for her watercolors of the South Street Seaport historic district and the Fulton Fish Market, which she has documented with her artwork since the mid–1960s. Naima works in watercolor, oil, charcoal, pastel and graphite. Scenes of the New York waterfront also figure prominently in Naima’s work. Hitching rides on tugboats is her favorite way of getting close to nautical subjects and obtaining interesting views of the harbor. While exploring the harbor, Naima developed an interest in painting construction sites, and documented the progress of several projects, including the North Channel Bridge in Jamaica Bay, Queens. A series of watercolors of this bridge, done over a two-year period, is now in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. Naima exhibits in solo and group shows here and abroad. Her work is in private, corporate and public collections, including the Smithsonian Institution, National Air & Space Museum, American Merchant Marine Museum, Farnsworth Museum, Pfizer, and Bank of America. She also lectures, teaches, and curates art exhibits. She is based at the South Street Seaport, New York City.
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