US Edition'Christ on Water' Painting to Be Displayed Again at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
- The historic painting "Christ on the Water" will be returned to public view at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's campus after being taken down from the Elliot M. See Room in 2023.
- The artwork was taken down in 2023 by the Biden administration after the Military Religious Freedom Foundation raised concerns, and it was subsequently stored in the academy’s chapel basement.
- The painting, created in 1944 by marine artist Hunter Wood, portrays Jesus guiding Merchant Marines in a lifeboat after their vessel was torpedoed during World War II.
- On May 15, 2025, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that following professional conservation efforts, the painting would be relocated from the academy’s basement back to a place of honor.
- The painting's restoration signals recognition of its historic value and drew enthusiastic support from midshipmen, with implications for honoring maritime heritage at the academy.
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Sean Duffy moving Jesus ‘out of the basement’ at Merchant Marine Academy
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed on Thursday that the Merchant Marine Academy is restoring its iconic “Christ on the Water” painting to its original display, two years after it was removed. The painting, depicting Jesus Christ guiding a boat full…
Duffy moving Jesus 'out of the basement' at Merchant Marine Academy
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed on Thursday that the Merchant Marine Academy is restoring its iconic “Christ on the Water” painting to its original display, two years after it was removed. The painting, depicting Jesus Christ guiding a boat full of merchants adrift in the ocean, was removed from its display at the academy’s Elliot M. See Room in 2023 following a complaint. After a cleaning and restoration process, the painting was m…
Transportation secretary to restore historic painting of Jesus to place of prominence at Merchant Marine Academy
CV NEWS FEED // US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced May 15 that he is moving a historic painting of Jesus back to its place… The post Transportation secretary to restore historic painting of Jesus to place of prominence at Merchant Marine Academy appeared first on CatholicVote org.
The Biden Admin Banished This Historic Jesus Painting. Sean Duffy’s Moving It Back To Spotlight.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday that he was moving a historic painting of Jesus back to a “place of prominence” at the Merchant Marine Academy after the Biden administration relegated it to the basement, he told The Daily Wire. Duffy said in a video addressed to midshipmen that the World War II-era painting “Christ on the Water,” which depicts Jesus Christ appearing to sailors adrift at sea, would be returning to its origi…
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