Steamboat Paintings by James L. Kendrick III James L. Kendrick III's RACE OF THE NATCHEZ & THE ROB'T E. LEE. Believe this was off an online catalogue but it seems to be out of print now. NATCHEZ VIII (the "Eighth" steamboat by that name) James L. Kendrick III was a Louisiana artist who painted plantation homes and steamboats. The cotton packed AMERICA in the foreground closely follows a vintage photo of the boat but the CITY OF MEMPHIS on the left bears a strong family resemblance to a painting by John Stobart of the J.M. WHITE (a detail of which is on the cover of Way's Directory). The swinging stages are lined up the same way in both paintings although there are differences in various other details if you compare them. The NATCHEZ VI painted by James L. Kendrick III is now posted on a page dedicated to Captain Cooley at this site*). With the exception of images credited to public institutions, everything on this page is from a private collection. Please contact Steamboats.com for permission for commercial use.* All captions provided by Dave Thomson, Steamboats.com primary contributor and historian.