President Cleveland & President Wilson (1947, 1948)
Essentially replacements for the ill-fated President Hoover and President Coolidge, the Cleveland and Wilson took up the trans-Pacific run. Conceived as P2 transports, they were still early in the construction phase when American President Lines took them over. George G. Sharp handled the redesign, with Jack Heaney on interiors.
It is believed they were twins in every sense.
ARTIST ROSTER
Pierre Bourdelle, Andre Durenceau, Raoul Josset
BASIC STATS
Length: 609' | Beam: 76' | Passengers: 778
15,360 gross tons | Speed: 19 knots
If not for the redesign, the Presidents Cleveland and Wilson would've looked like this. (mc)
President Wilson sails under the Golden Gate Bridge. (mc)
On the left, is Andre Durenceau's racy mural of a nude with porpoises. (mc)
If not for the redesign, the Presidents Cleveland and Wilson would've looked like this. (mc)