{"product_id":"the-witness","title":"The Witness","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1979 I was crewing on a small sailboat, Sea Change, coming from Martha’s Vineyard headed for the eastern tip of Long Island.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI was part of a crew of four. The owner, a New York City attorney, his paralegal, my friend, Guy, and me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A fog rolled in about 1:00 am.Suddenly, out of the fog —a tug boat pushing a barge appeared. In the darkness this apparition seemed unreal, but as it devoured the sailboat we dove into the water.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I was in a rolling sea, alone, without a life preserver. The two hours that followed were the most traumatic of my life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There was a moment when an Osprey gently coasted a few feet over my head, and disappeared into the fog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I had long known that The Osprey was a symbol ofpower, and mastery over the sea. This image gifted me with the strength to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We were eventually found by the tug boat and transferred to a Coast Guard rescue boat.It was then then that my life was forever changed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003csub\u003e\u003cem\u003e—From Brandywine Workshop and Archives records\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Robert Roesch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46273541210262,"sku":"ART-000502","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0482\/6470\/8246\/files\/21059_ca_object_representations_media_1560_original.jpg?v=1772595782","url":"https:\/\/brandywine.art\/products\/the-witness","provider":"Brandywine.Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}