"Benjamin Russell devoted himself almost exclusively to painting whale ships, nevertheless he thought it well to add to his collection at least two schooners, probably for the reason that he knew these particular vessels, their captains, or owners. They are fair examples of a schooner of that period. The 'Mangam' was a centerboard schooner owned in New Bedford, but built at Taunton, Massachusetts in 1852."
See Allan Forbes, Whale Ships and Whaling Scenes as Portrayed by Benjamin Russell. Presenting Reproductions in Color of the Paintings of the Foremost Artist in That Field (Boston: Printed for the Second Bank-State Street Trust Co, 1955), 55.
