Oil on canvas 19 x 35.7 cm (30" x 60") The Navy Museum, Washington, D.C. The Fleet's In was removed from a show at Washington's Corcoran Art Gallery in 1934. An Admiral was offended at the paintings portrayal of sailors consorting with streetwalkers, though Cadmus claimed that he was merely portraying life as he observed it. The painting, though paid for by public funds, was removed and resigned to hang in Washington's Alibi club. The deterioration from smoke and dust was ignored by the club's members until a scholar's campaign returned it to the Naval Historic Center many years later.