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- "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," Drawing by Kathy Jakobsen, 1977 - On November 10, 1975, Great Lakes freighter <em>Edmund Fitzgerald</em> sank in Lake Superior during a severe storm with near hurricane-force winds and 35-foot-high waves. All 29 crewmen aboard perished. Moved by this tragedy, folk artist and Michigan resident Kathy Jakobsen created this highly stylized ink and watercolor tribute in 1977.
- November 10, 1975
- Collections - Artifact
"Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," Drawing by Kathy Jakobsen, 1977
On November 10, 1975, Great Lakes freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a severe storm with near hurricane-force winds and 35-foot-high waves. All 29 crewmen aboard perished. Moved by this tragedy, folk artist and Michigan resident Kathy Jakobsen created this highly stylized ink and watercolor tribute in 1977.