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The Earliest Makers of Nantucket Lightship Baskets (19th Century-ish)
Captain Thomas S. James
Captain Charles B. Ray
Captain James Wyer
William D. Appleton
James F. Chase
Davis Hall
Isaac Hamblin
Charles F. Ray
S. B. Raymond
Andrew Jackson Sandsbury
Modern Nantucket Lightship Basket Weavers (20th Century—Now)
Richard and Patricia Anderson / Dick and Trish Anderson
Michael Bedell
Sherwin Boyer
Janet Bowman
Larry Brewster
Dave Brown
Gerald “Jerry” L. Brown
Martin Brown
Walter “Brownie” Brown
Walter R. Brown
Janet Carreau
Fredrick S. Chadwick
Dick Cifranic
Donna Cifranic
Fred Ely
Peter Finch
Rowland Folger
Stephen Gibbs
Harry Hilbert
Paul Johnson
Michael Kane
Suzanne Kiarsis
John H. Kittila Jr.
Pat Krystofolski
Ritche Leone
Karol Lindquist
Lucille La Rochelle
Mary Malavase
Chin Manasmontri
Arthur R. Martin
Kathleen Meyers
Susan and Karl Ottison / Carl Ottison
Albert K. Ottison
Sandie Owen
Karen Palmer
David Parker
Judy Paterson
Nap Plank
Charles B. Ray
Charles F. Ray
Mitchy Ray / Clinton Mitchell Ray
Reggie Reed
Alan S. W. Reed
Maureen Reed
José Formoso Reyes
Charles Rogerson
Dale Rutherford
Bill and Judy Sayle
William A. Sevrens
Takayuki Shimizu
Ferdinand Sylvaro
Terry Sylvia
Jane Theobald
Paul F. Whitten
Bridget Wiatrowski
Paul Willer
A. D. Williams
Artist Companions
Nancy Chase
Althea Macy