{"id":10912,"date":"2017-09-29T10:17:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T15:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10912"},"modified":"2017-09-29T10:19:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-29T15:19:26","slug":"clifford-ashley-knotmaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10912","title":{"rendered":"CLIFFORD ASHLEY, KNOTMASTER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whalingmuseum.org\/explore\/exhibitions\/current\">New Bedford Whaling Museum<\/a> is currently showing an exhibit about Clifford Ashley, painter, historian, knot tyer. He was so much more, but one has to pay attention to understand him.<\/p>\n<p>I grew up reading &#8220;Ashley&#8217;s book of knots&#8221;, I learned most the the knots show. I still tie knots. I have read all his books and have many photographs of the later whale ships of New Bedford.<\/p>\n<p>New Bedford at the height of the whaling industry was a rich and prosperous city. The architecture of the city still reflects it&#8217;s grandeur.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10913\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10913\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162463-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"990\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162463-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162463-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162463-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162463-300x450.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162463.jpg 1813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KNOTS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10914\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10914\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162471-884x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162471-884x1024.jpg 884w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162471-259x300.jpg 259w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162471-768x890.jpg 768w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162471-300x348.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162471.jpg 1805w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CLIFFORD ASHLEY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10915\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10915\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-5-12-17-150654-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-5-12-17-150654-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-5-12-17-150654-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-5-12-17-150654-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PULPIT IN SEAMAN&#8217;S BETHEL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10916\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-5-12-17-150650-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-5-12-17-150650-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-5-12-17-150650-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-5-12-17-150650-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10917\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162376-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162376-1024x663.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162376-300x194.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162376-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10918\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162239-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162239-1024x616.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162239-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162239-768x462.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10919\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10919\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162231-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162231-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162231-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162231-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WHALE VERTABRAE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10920\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10920\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162444-1024x604.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162444-1024x604.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162444-300x177.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162444-768x453.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SPERM WHALE TOOTH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10921\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162467-1024x810.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/new-bedford-whaling-museum-9-28-17-162467-1024x810.jpg 1024w, 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He was so much more, but one has to pay attention to understand him. I grew up reading &#8220;Ashley&#8217;s book of knots&#8221;, I learned most the the knots show. I still tie knots. I have read all his &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10912\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CLIFFORD ASHLEY, KNOTMASTER<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2844],"tags":[2845,1231,2846],"class_list":["post-10912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-knots","tag-clifford-ashley","tag-knots","tag-new-bedford-whaling-museum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10912"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10924,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10912\/revisions\/10924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}