Bierstadt-BurningShip-bowdoin ← Previous “The Burning Ship,” ca. 1871, oil on canvas, by Albert Bierstadt. Shelburne Museum, Vermont; Museum purchase, acquired from Maxim Karolik (1959-265.4) © Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont. “The Burning Ship,” ca. 1871, oil on canvas, by Albert Bierstadt. Shelburne Museum, Vermont; Museum purchase, acquired from Maxim Karolik (1959-265.4) © Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont.