T-Shirts Make a Splash

When Andy White painted a bold image of an anchor with the words “Montauk the End” in first grade, he probably hoped his parents might display it somewhere at home. Little did he know that it would eventually be emblazoned on dozens of T-shirts to be worn by friends, family, and people who had never met the Montauk student, now 9.

His mother, Mary Jo White, liked the picture so much she decided to have it framed at Kathryn Nadeau Custom Framing a few months ago. Several people, including Scott Pitches, noticed it in her shop and commented that it would make a great T-shirt. Ms. Nadeau called Peter Spacek, who, she said, always accommodates her requests, no matter how crazy they are.

He took a photo of the image and a few days later dropped off the new T- shirts with Andy’s artwork on the front. The shirts will be sold at the Montauk Historical Society’s fall craft fair this weekend on the grounds of the Second House Museum for $20 each, with $1 going to Andy and $19 to the Montauk Historical Society.

As a result, the society is creating an annual Montauk T-shirt design contest for the Montauk School’s third and fourth-grade art classes, with the winning design to be printed on shirts that will be sold at the fall fair. Proceeds will benefit children’s activities at the museum.