SOUTH STREET SEAPORT, N.Y. — December 22, 2105 — A decade after the Fulton Fish Market shut down its longtime home in the South Street Seaport, artist Naima Rauam said she’s still “transfixed’ by the memories of its bustle and charming grit.
“The light, the activity, the hard work — it was all so captivating,” said Rauam, 69. “I could paint the fish market forever.”
From memories, photos and old sketches, Rauam continues to paint colorful scenes of the long-shuttered market from her seaport studio.
A collection of some of her latest watercolors, along with older works and variety of prints, are now on display in a new exhibit titled, “10th Anniversary, Remembering Fulton Fish Market.”