Martha’s Vineyard was hit by two hurricanes in 1954. The first was Hurricane Carol, which hit without warning on August 30th with winds that gusted to 90 miles-an-hour, causing extraordinary devastation, and leaving Dutcher Dock in Menemsha piled high with the wreckage of yachts and fishing boats. The second was Hurricane Edna, which hit ten days later, on September 11, with winds that gusted to 110 miles-an-hour, but which did less damage than Carol since this time there was ample warning that the storm was coming and it hit at low tide. [Sotheby’s, New York - Oil on canvas mounted on board, 53.3 x 73.7 cm]