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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversations: John Sloan
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 23\, 2025\n10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nCarlson Education Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\nCAM Members Free\, Non-Members $5\nRegistration required as space is limited \nJoin us for a deep dive into a single piece from the Collection with a CAM Docent\, Miriam Weinstein. Begin with conversation\, a short presentation\, and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center\, then move to the James Center to view the original.  \nLearn about American artist John Sloan and his transformative summers in Gloucester. Between 1914 and 1918\, Sloan—already a leading figure in the Ashcan School—found fresh inspiration along Cape Ann’s rugged shores and vibrant harbors\, producing nearly 300 works that captured the essence of Gloucester’s landscapes and daily life. From the moody moors of Dogtown to the bustling trolley lines of Main Street\, Sloan’s paintings reflect not only his evolving color philosophy and compositional daring\, but also a deep emotional connection to the region. Join this week’s Coffee and Conversations as we explore how Cape Ann shaped his artistic legacy and left an indelible mark on American realism.  \n  \nImage Credit: Gloucester Inlet\, John Sloan\, 1914\, Oil on canvas\, Gift of the Dr. Joseph E. Geary Family\, 2023\, Accession #2023.061.001
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/coffee-conversations-john-sloan/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T160000
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SUMMARY:CAM Talk: How the Granite Industry Changed the Face(s) of Cape Ann\, by Susanna Natti
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 25\, 2025\n3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.\nJanet & William Ellery James Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\nFree for CAM members\, $10 for Non-Members. \nThe talk is currently at full capacity but it will be live-streamed on our Facebook page and the recorded talk will be available through our Vimeo page and on our Past Program Recordings page. More information to come.  \nThe granite industry changed both the landscape and the demographics of Cape Ann in the nineteenth century. Join Susanna Natti for a CAM Talk to explore the social history of the granite industry’s largely immigrant workers.  \nSusanna Natti is a Gloucester native\, growing up on the edge of a quarry in Lanesville.  After a career of illustrating children’s books\, she has found a new interest in local history and has been following a trail of questions and answers centered around the changing population of northern Cape Ann caused by the rapid expansion of the granite industry in the last half of the 19th century. Susanna’s interest in the story of her Finnish grandparents has led to a widening circle of questions\, including wondering what life was like during the period of the great European migration around the turn of the last century and what it might have been like for the newcomers and for the population already here.  The granite industry changed more than the landscape on Cape Ann. It also changed the faces of the population. \n  \nImage Credit: Eino Natti (1909-1975) Polyphemus (detail). 1950. Ink on linen\, linoleum block print. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum\, Gloucester\, MA. Gift of Annie S. Howells\, 1990. [Accession #2677.] 
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/how-the-granite-industry-changed-the-faces-of-cape-ann/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T113000
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversations: Augustus Bühler
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, October 30\, 2025\n10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nCarlson Education Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\nCAM Members Free\, Non-Members $5\nRegistration required as space is limited \nJoin us for a deep dive into a single piece from the Collection with a CAM Docent\, Linda Mahajan. Begin with conversation\, a short presentation\, and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center\, then move to the James Center to view the original.  \nCome learn about Augustus Bühler\, a pivotal figure in Gloucester’s rich artistic heritage. Born in New York City to Prussian parents and trained in Boston and Paris\, Bühler began summering in Gloucester in 1885 and eventually made it his permanent studio home. His evocative marine paintings\, especially those depicting the lives of North Atlantic fishermen\, captured both the heroism and quiet dignity of Gloucester’s working waterfront. Best known for his iconic painting Man at the Wheel\, which inspired the city’s famed Fisherman’s Memorial\, Bühler believed artists were historians of their time—an ethos that shaped his deeply personal portrayals of the sea and its people. We’ll explore how Bühler’s art helped define Gloucester’s visual identity and continues to resonate with generations of viewers.  \nThis program will repeat on November 6. \n  \nImage Credit: Fisherman (detail)\, Augustus Waldeck Bühler\, c. 1895\, Oil on canvas Gift of Dorothy Buhler\, the artist’s daughter\, 1980\, Accession #2202.3.
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/coffee-conversations-augustus-buhler-2/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T113000
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversations: Augustus Bühler
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 6\, 2025\n10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nCarlson Education Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\nCAM Members Free\, Non-Members $5\nRegistration required as space is limited \nJoin us for a deep dive into a single piece from the Collection with a CAM Docent\, Linda Mahajan. Begin with conversation\, a short presentation\, and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center\, then move to the James Center to view the original.  \nCome learn about Augustus Bühler\, a pivotal figure in Gloucester’s rich artistic heritage. Born in New York City to Prussian parents and trained in Boston and Paris\, Bühler began summering in Gloucester in 1885 and eventually made it his permanent studio home. His evocative marine paintings\, especially those depicting the lives of North Atlantic fishermen\, captured both the heroism and quiet dignity of Gloucester’s working waterfront. Best known for his iconic painting Man at the Wheel\, which inspired the city’s famed Fisherman’s Memorial\, Bühler believed artists were historians of their time—an ethos that shaped his deeply personal portrayals of the sea and its people. We’ll explore how Bühler’s art helped define Gloucester’s visual identity and continues to resonate with generations of viewers.  \n  \nImage Credit: Fisherman\, Augustus Waldeck Buhler\, c. 1895\, Oil on canvas Gift of Dorothy Buhler\, the artist’s daughter\, 1980\, Accession #2202.3.
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/coffee-conversations-augustus-buhler/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251108T160000
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SUMMARY:CAM Talk: Don’t Take it for “Granite”—The Intriguing Story of Butter\, Stone and the Economics of Cape Ann’s Granite Industry\, by Les Bartlett
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, November 8\, 2025\n3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.\nJanet & William Ellery James Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\nFree for CAM members\, $10 for Non-Members.\nRegistration is required as space is limited. \nHow was butter connected to the quarrying of stone? Learn this and more about the social history and economics of the Cape Ann Granite Industry.\n \nLeslie Bartlett is originally from Epsom\, NH; he has lived on Cape Ann for nearly 50 years. His fine art photography of granite quarries on Cape Ann was featured in the main gallery of the Cape Ann Museum -October 2007 through January 2008. From Cape Ann he travelled to Barre\, VT in 2008 and created a master project based on the lives of the granite sculptors from the 19th century through the 20th century. “Give Me Your Hands – the Legacy of the Barre Stone Sculptors and Their Stone” received a primary featured installation at Michigan State University Law School in 2011. His research on the lives of the stone workers throughout NE forms the basis for his forthcoming title: “BREAK Stone\, Water\, Heart\, the Culture of Cape Ann Granite.” Now in 2025\, EKKLESIA—a 9 foot by 30 foot image from a quarry wall in Rockport—has found permanent installation occupying 3 floors at the Sawyer Free Library\, titled ‘Cape Ann Quarry Mural Wall.’ \n  \nImage Credit: Alfred J. Wiggin (1823-1888)\, Knowlton’s Corner\, Rockport\, c. 1840s\, oil on canvas. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum\, Gloucester\, MA. Gift of the estate of Thomas and Nadia Williams\, 2024 [2024.046].
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/cam-talk-dont-take-it-for-granite-butter-stone-and-economics/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251113T113000
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversations: Emile Gruppé
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 13\, 2025\n10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nCarlson Education Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\nCAM Members Free\, Non-Members $5\nRegistration required as space is limited \nJoin us for a deep dive into a single piece from the Collection with a CAM Docent\, Maggie Rosa. Begin with conversation\, a short presentation\, and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center\, then move to the James Center to view the original.  \nEmile Gruppé was one of Gloucester’s most beloved painters and an important figure in American Impressionism. Gruppé made Gloucester his home in the early 1920s\, drawn by the harbor’s ever-changing light\, bustling fishing boats\, and rugged coastline—all of which became central themes in his vibrant\, plein air canvases. As founder of the Gloucester School of Painting on Rocky Neck\, he not only created iconic works but also mentored generations of artists\, leaving an indelible mark on Cape Ann’s creative community. Join us at the Carlson Education Center as we explore how Gruppé’s bold brushwork\, luminous color\, and deep connection to Gloucester helped shape the region’s artistic identity and earned him a lasting place in the pantheon of American art.  \nThis program will repeat on November 20. \n  \nImage Credit: Emile Gruppé (1896-1978)\, Five-Master Granite Schooner\, Rockport\, c. 1920. oil on canvas. The James Collection\, promised gift to the Cape Ann Museum by Janet & William Ellery James.
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/coffee-conversations-emile-gruppe-2/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T113000
DTSTAMP:20251015T155113Z
CREATED:20250920T194824Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversations: Emile Gruppé
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 20\, 2025\n10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nCarlson Education Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\nCAM Members Free\, Non-Members $5\nRegistration required as space is limited \nJoin us for a deep dive into a single piece from the Collection with a CAM Docent\, Maggie Rosa. Begin with conversation\, a short presentation\, and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center\, then move to the James Center to view the original.  \nEmile Gruppé was one of Gloucester’s most beloved painters and an important figure in American Impressionism. Gruppé made Gloucester his home in the early 1920s\, drawn by the harbor’s ever-changing light\, bustling fishing boats\, and rugged coastline—all of which became central themes in his vibrant\, plein air canvases. As founder of the Gloucester School of Painting on Rocky Neck\, he not only created iconic works but also mentored generations of artists\, leaving an indelible mark on Cape Ann’s creative community. Join us at the Carlson Education Center as we explore how Gruppé’s bold brushwork\, luminous color\, and deep connection to Gloucester helped shape the region’s artistic identity and earned him a lasting place in the pantheon of American art.  \n  \nImage Credit: Emile Gruppé (1896-1978)\, Five-Master Granite Schooner\, Rockport\, c. 1920. oil on canvas. The James Collection\, promised gift to the Cape Ann Museum by Janet & William Ellery James.
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/coffee-conversations-emile-gruppe/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T113000
DTSTAMP:20251008T160114Z
CREATED:20250920T195439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T160114Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversations: Gabrielle de Veaux Clements
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 4\, 2025\n10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nCarlson Education Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\nCAM Members Free\, Non-Members $5\nRegistration required as space is limited \nJoin us for a deep dive into a single piece from the Collection with a CAM Docent\, Tobi Klein. Begin with conversation\, a short presentation and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center\, then move to the James Center to view the original.  \nGabrielle de Veaux Clements was a pioneering American artist whose legacy is deeply woven into the cultural fabric of Cape Ann. Trained in Philadelphia and Paris\, Clements was a master of etching\, mural painting\, and aquatint\, and she brought her refined techniques to Gloucester in the 1880s. Alongside her lifelong friend and fellow artist Ellen Day Hale\, she helped establish Folly Cove as a vibrant artist enclave\, mentoring younger creatives and contributing to the region’s artistic identity. Her works—ranging from intimate harbor scenes to monumental public murals—reflect both technical brilliance and a profound connection to place. Join us as we explore how Clements’ summers on Cape Ann shaped her career and helped define a generation of women artists in American art history.  \nThis program will repeat December 11. \n  \nImage Credit: Gabrielle de Veaux Clements (1858-1948)\, The Derrick\, 1884\, etching on paper. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum\, Gloucester\, MA. Gift of Harold and Betty Bell\, 1999 [1999.037.01].
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/coffee-conversations-gabrielle-de-veaux-clements-2/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T113000
DTSTAMP:20251008T160126Z
CREATED:20250920T195333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T160126Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversations: Gabrielle de Veaux Clements
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 11\, 2025\n10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nCarlson Education Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\nCAM Members Free\, Non-Members $5\nRegistration required as space is limited \nJoin us for a deep dive into a single piece from the Collection with a CAM Docent\, Tobi Klein. Begin with conversation\, a short presentation and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center\, then move to the James Center to view the original.  \nGabrielle de Veaux Clements was a pioneering American artist whose legacy is deeply woven into the cultural fabric of Cape Ann. Trained in Philadelphia and Paris\, Clements was a master of etching\, mural painting\, and aquatint\, and she brought her refined techniques to Gloucester in the 1880s. Alongside her lifelong friend and fellow artist Ellen Day Hale\, she helped establish Folly Cove as a vibrant artist enclave\, mentoring younger creatives and contributing to the region’s artistic identity. Her works—ranging from intimate harbor scenes to monumental public murals—reflect both technical brilliance and a profound connection to place. Join us as we explore how Clements’ summers on Cape Ann shaped her career and helped define a generation of women artists in American art history.  \n  \nImage Credit: Gabrielle de Veaux Clements (1858-1948)\, The Derrick\, 1884\, etching on paper. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum\, Gloucester\, MA. Gift of Harold and Betty Bell\, 1999 [1999.037.01].
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/coffee-conversations-gabrielle-de-veaux-clements/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260108T113000
DTSTAMP:20260106T160731Z
CREATED:20251217T205436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T160731Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversations: John Sloan
DESCRIPTION:We apologize but this event has been cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances. \nThursday\, January 8\, 2026\n10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nCarlson Education Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\nCAM Members Free\, Non-Members $5 \nJoin us for a deep dive into a single piece from the Collection with a CAM Docent\, Miriam Weinstein. Begin with conversation\, a short presentation\, and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center\, then move to the James Center to view the original.   \nLearn about American artist John Sloan and his transformative summers in Gloucester. Between 1914 and 1918\, Sloan—already a leading figure in the Ashcan School—found fresh inspiration along Cape Ann’s rugged shores and vibrant harbors\, producing nearly 300 works that captured the essence of Gloucester’s landscapes and daily life. From the moody moors of Dogtown to the bustling trolley lines of Main Street\, Sloan’s paintings reflect not only his evolving color philosophy and compositional daring\, but also a deep emotional connection to the region. Join this week’s Coffee and Conversations as we explore how Cape Ann shaped his artistic legacy and left an indelible mark on American realism.   \nThis event repeats again on January 15.  \n  \nImage Credit: John Sloan (1871–1951)\, Gloucester Inlet\, 1914\, oil on canvas. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum\, Gloucester\, MA. Gift of the Dr. Joseph E. Geary Family\, 2023 [2023.061.001].
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/coffee-conversations-john-sloan-gloucester-inlet/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260110T160000
DTSTAMP:20260109T171114Z
CREATED:20250920T152758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T171114Z
UID:10005502-1768057200-1768060800@www.capeannmuseum.org
SUMMARY:CAM Talk: 100 years in 20 Minutes—The Story of Granite Quarrying on Cape Ann\, by Monica Lawton
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, January 10\, 2026\n3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.\nJanet & William Ellery James Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\nFree for CAM members\, $10 for Non-Members.\nRegistration is required as space is limited. \nLearn about Cape Ann’s Granite Industry with photographs and stories about the people\, places and events that helped shape the communities over a one-hundred-year period. \nAfter four decades in non-profit and association management\, primarily in the legal and construction realm\, Monica Lawton now volunteers for several organizations and Rockport town committees\, and manages her husband’s maritime art business.  She shares her love of the outdoors as a leader of Sunday morning hikes through the woods and quarry lands of Cape Ann; and her love of history as a docent and tour guide at the Cape Ann Museum.  A North Shore native\, she has lived in Rockport for over 25 years.  \n  \nImage Credit: Jones R.E.\, November 03 1921. Rockport Granite Co.\,  flat ledge or upper pit. Photograph. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum. Gift of Barbara Erkkila\, 1999. [Accession #1999.24.] 
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/story-of-granite-quarrying-cape-ann-monica-lawton/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T113000
DTSTAMP:20260109T171243Z
CREATED:20251217T205651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T171243Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversations: John Sloan
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 15\, 2026\n10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nCarlson Education Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\nCAM Members Free\, Non-Members $5\nRegistration required as space is limited \nJoin us for a deep dive into a single piece from the Collection with a CAM Docent\, Miriam Weinstein. Begin with conversation\, a short presentation\, and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center\, then move to the James Center to view the original.   \nLearn about American artist John Sloan and his transformative summers in Gloucester. Between 1914 and 1918\, Sloan—already a leading figure in the Ashcan School—found fresh inspiration along Cape Ann’s rugged shores and vibrant harbors\, producing nearly 300 works that captured the essence of Gloucester’s landscapes and daily life. From the moody moors of Dogtown to the bustling trolley lines of Main Street\, Sloan’s paintings reflect not only his evolving color philosophy and compositional daring\, but also a deep emotional connection to the region. Join this week’s Coffee and Conversations as we explore how Cape Ann shaped his artistic legacy and left an indelible mark on American realism.   \n  \nImage Credit: John Sloan (1871–1951)\, Gloucester Inlet\, 1914\, oil on canvas. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum\, Gloucester\, MA. Gift of the Dr. Joseph E. Geary Family\, 2023 [2023.061.001].
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/coffee-conversations-john-sloan-3/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gloucester-Inlet-by-John-Sloan-1914-600x400-1.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T113000
DTSTAMP:20260116T155121Z
CREATED:20251219T184712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T155121Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversations: Quarry Inspirations—Art & Architecture
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 22\, 2026\n10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nCarlson Education Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\nCAM Members Free\, Non-Members $5\nRegistration required as space is limited \nJoin us for a deep dive into a single piece from the Collection with a CAM Docent\, Bonnie Sontag. Begin with conversation\, a short presentation\, and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center\, then move to the James Center to view the original.   \nMichael McKinnell\, architect and artist\, and Steve Rosenthal\, architectural photographer have interpreted their love of the natural world in their work with the built environment. Quarry Inspirations—Art & Architecture will explore their revelations in two works displayed in the current exhibition Hammers on Stone. McKinnell transformed his view of quarry stones into paintings that exhibit his architect’s eye for form\, material\, and texture. Rosenthal’s photographs of the quarries suggest structures for which quarried stones have been used. Both artists appreciated the beauty in the stone as well as the quarry sites.  \nThis event repeats again on January 29. \n  \nImage Credits: Michael McKinnell (1935-2020)\, Quarry Triptych (detail)\, 2013-24\, oil on board. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum\, Gloucester\, MA. Gift of the artist\, 2014 [2014.071.03].
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/coffee-conversation-quarry-inspirations-art-architecture/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260129T113000
DTSTAMP:20260116T155409Z
CREATED:20251219T185052Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Conversations: Quarry Inspirations—Art & Architecture
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 29\, 2026\n10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.\nCarlson Education Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\nCAM Members Free\, Non-Members $5\nRegistration required as space is limited \nJoin us for a deep dive into a single piece from the Collection with a CAM Docent\, Bonnie Sontag. Begin with conversation\, a short presentation\, and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center\, then move to the James Center to view the original.   \nMichael McKinnell\, architect and artist\, and Steve Rosenthal\, architectural photographer have interpreted their love of the natural world in their work with the built environment. Quarry Inspirations—Art & Architecture will explore their revelations in two works displayed in the current exhibition Hammers on Stone. McKinnell transformed his view of quarry stones into paintings that exhibit his architect’s eye for form\, material\, and texture. Rosenthal’s photographs of the quarries suggest structures for which quarried stones have been used. Both artists appreciated the beauty in the stone as well as the quarry sites.  \n  \nImage Credits: Michael McKinnell (1935-2020)\, Quarry Triptych (detail)\, 2013-24\, oil on board. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum\, Gloucester\, MA. Gift of the artist\, 2014 [2014.071.03].
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/coffee-conversation-quarry-inspirations-art-architecture-2/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260214T160000
DTSTAMP:20260214T181009Z
CREATED:20251219T152439Z
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SUMMARY:CAM Talk: How the Granite Industry Changed the Face(s) of Cape Ann\, by Susanna Natti
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 14\, 2026\n3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.\nJanet & William Ellery James Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\nFree for CAM members\, $10 for Non-Members.\nRegistration is required as space is limited. \nThe granite industry changed both the landscape and the demographics of Cape Ann in the nineteenth century. Join Susanna Natti for a CAM Talk to explore the social history of the granite industry’s largely immigrant workers.  \nSusanna Natti is a Gloucester native\, growing up on the edge of a quarry in Lanesville.  After a career of illustrating children’s books\, she has found a new interest in local history and has been following a trail of questions and answers centered around the changing population of northern Cape Ann caused by the rapid expansion of the granite industry in the last half of the 19th century. Susanna’s interest in the story of her Finnish grandparents has led to a widening circle of questions\, including wondering what life was like during the period of the great European migration around the turn of the last century and what it might have been like for the newcomers and for the population already here.  The granite industry changed more than the landscape on Cape Ann. It also changed the faces of the population. \nImage Credit: Eino Natti (1909-1975) Polyphemus (detail). 1950. Ink on linen\, linoleum block print. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum\, Gloucester\, MA. Gift of Annie S. Howells\, 1990 [2677].
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/cam-talk-how-the-granite-industry-changed-the-faces-of-cape-ann/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260307T153000
DTSTAMP:20260227T145538Z
CREATED:20260108T181058Z
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SUMMARY:14th Annual Charles Olson Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, March 7\, 2026\n2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.\nJanet & William Ellery James Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\n$10 suggested donation.\nRegistration is required as space is limited.\nParking is first come\, first served and carpooling is encouraged. \n\nDue to limited parking\, a shuttle will be available and details will be sent closer to the day of the talk.  \nThe 14th annual Charles Olson Lecture is presented as an on-going collaboration between the Cape Ann Museum and the Gloucester Writers’ Center. \nBorn in Worcester\, MA\, and a long-time resident of Gloucester\, Charles Olson (1910-1970) was an innovative poet and essayist; he is widely recognized as a major figure in postmodern poetry and a leading voice of the Black Mountain Poets. Olson is best known for The Maximus Poems which were inspired by Gloucester and Cape Ann and explored the relation of self to place. \nIn the 2026 Charles Olson Lecture\, James Cook will explore the ways that Gloucester has been a site of celebration\, interrogation\, explication\, negation\, and extension of Charles Olson’s work in the period from the near the end of the twentieth century (beginning with the Charles Olson Festival in August of 1995) through the first quarter of the twenty-first century.  \n\n\nThe talk will highlight Gloucester as a nexus of activity where local and visiting writers\, artists\, and educators have engaged with Olson not to memorialize the man and the work but to find and question what “is of essential use.” In the talk\, Peter Anastas and Gerrit Lansing will figure prominently as guides\, beacons\, and exemplars who helped to create the conditions for a complex\, multi-faceted\, living engagement with Olson’s work. \n\n\nAs part of the program Amanda Cook\, author of Ironstone Whirlygig\, will read selections from her ongoing poem-by-poem response to The Maximus Poems\, much of which has appeared in the literary magazine SpoKe. David Rich\, author of Charles Olson: Letters Home (1949-1969)\, will provide context for Olson’s legacy in Gloucester and will participate in a Question & Answer session after the talk. \n\n\nJames Cook is an English teacher at Gloucester High School. He was a founding editor of the literary magazine Polis. His poems and essays have appeared in SpoKe\, Jacket2\, Let the Bucket Down\, Process\, and other small magazines. He has lectured on Olson previously\, most recently in a talk entitled “Harborside Civics Lessons: Gloucester Harbor in the Political Imagination of Gloucester Writers” delivered at the Jonathan Bayliss Society Conference in September of 2025. \n\n\nDavid Rich edited Charles Olson: Letters Home\, 1949-1969\, published by the Cape Ann Museum in 2010 in support of the Olson centenary. He has also lectured at the Cape Ann Museum on Olson\, Vincent Ferrini\, and Gloucester’s fishing history. \n\n\nAmanda Cook is sometimes in the water and sometimes underwater in Gloucester\, MA. She has been in a long conversation with Charles Olson for some time now. Her 2018 book Ironstone Whirlygig was published by Bootstrap Press. \n  \n\nRelated books available in our online store: \nT.S. Eliot And Charles Olson: Young Tom And Charlie\, Two American Poets At Home In Gloucester\, Introduction by Ann Charters \nCharles Olson: Letters Home 1949-1969\, edited by David Rich \nAfter Completion: The Later Letters of Charles Olson and Frances Boldereff\, edited by S. Thesen & R. Maud \nImage Credit: Charles Olson\, 1967\, photograph by Charles A. Lowe. From the Charles Olson Collection of the Cape Ann Museum Library & Archives\, Gloucester\, MA. [14272]. \n 
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/14th-annual-charles-olson-lecture/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T150000
DTSTAMP:20260327T145708Z
CREATED:20260227T202038Z
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SUMMARY:CAM Talk: To Live Like an Artist\, Cape Ann of the 1920s\, by Martha Oaks
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 22\, 2026\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nJanet & William Ellery James Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\nCAM Members $5\, Non-Members $10.\nRegistration Required. Parking is first come\, first served and carpooling is encouraged. \nThis talk by Martha Oaks\, the Museum’s Chief Curator and contributing author to the upcoming Avery\, Gottlieb\, & Rothko: By the Sea exhibition\, will explore Milton Avery and Sally Michel’s earliest visits to Gloucester\, setting the stage for future stays with artist friends. What was it that drew the couple here and inspired them to keep coming back? Who did they rub shoulders with on Cape Ann and who was taking note of their work? Learn what has changed in the local art colony over the past century and what has stayed the same. \nThis lecture is presented in conjunction with the museum’s upcoming exhibition\, Avery\, Gottlieb\, & Rothko: By the Sea\, offering context and insight into the artists and themes in the exhibit. For more information about upcoming lectures for the exhibition\, please visit the Events Calendar. \nMartha Oaks is the Henrietta Gates and Heaton Robertson Chief Curator of the Cape Ann Museum. She has written extensively on the art\, artists\, history\, and culture of Gloucester\, Massachusetts\, and Cape Ann\, contributing catalog entries\, articles\, and essays. Oaks has curated numerous exhibitions exploring the history and the artists of Cape Ann and has contributed to Fitz Henry Lane Online\, a digital resource and catalog to the American marine artist. She holds an MA in American and New England Studies from Boston University and a BA from Colby College. \nImage Credit: Gloucester Chamber of Commerce booster car\, 1925. Cape Ann Museum\, Gloucester\, Massachusetts
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/cam-talk-to-live-like-an-artist-cape-ann-of-the-1920s-by-martha-oaks/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Avery Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea,CAMTalks,Exhibit Openings & Events,Exhibition Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T160000
DTSTAMP:20260502T171836Z
CREATED:20260403T134243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260502T171836Z
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SUMMARY:CAM Talk: Honoring 36 Years of "The Writer’s Block" with John Ronan
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 2\, 2026\n2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.\nJanet & William Ellery James Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\nCAM Members $5\, Non-Members $10.\nRegistration Required. Parking is first come\, first served and carpooling is encouraged. \nSince its debut in 1990\, The Writer’s Block has welcomed more than 500 guests\, including poets\, novelists\, journalists\, and writers of all genres and generations with ties to greater Cape Ann. Widely recognized as one of the longest-running and most successful public access programs in the country\, the series has played a vital role in documenting and celebrating the region’s literary voices. In 2025\, John Ronan\, producer and host of The Writer’s Block\, gifted the program’s archives to the Cape Ann Museum. This significant donation ensures the preservation and public accessibility of the series\, furthering and advancing the Museum’s commitment to collecting and sharing stories of contemporary Cape Ann. \nCelebrating the launch of the 36th season of The Writer’s Block and the gift of the program’s archives to the Cape Ann Museum\, this program will feature a panel of five past guests of The Writer’s Block\, who will join John Ronan in reflecting on the show’s legacy and its enduring connection to the Cape Ann literary community. \nJohn Ronan\, producer and host of The Writer’s Block\, is also a poet\, writer\, filmmaker\, teacher\, and journalist. Ronan has been a central figure in Cape Ann’s literary life for decades. He is Professor Emeritus at North Shore Community College and served as the City of Gloucester’s Poet Laureate from 2008 to 2010. His work has been recognized with honors including a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship\, a Ucross Fellowship\, and a Bread Loaf Scholarship. He continues to write and publish poetry\, most recently with the release of his latest collection\, The Idea of Light\, underscoring his ongoing commitment to the literary arts. \nJohn Ronan will be joined by a panel of former The Writer’s Block guests\, including Deborah Cramer\, John Christie\, JoeAnn Hart\, Heidi Wakeman\, and Ken Riaf. Click to read their Panelist Biographies. \nTo learn more about the program\, please read our Press Release. \nImage Credit: From the John Ronan Collection of the Cape Ann Museum Library & Archives.\n \n 
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/cam-talk-honoring-36-years-of-the-writers-block-with-john-ronan/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T191033Z
CREATED:20260303T145026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T191033Z
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SUMMARY:CAM Talk: Joseph Solman – A Leader of Expressionism in the Early 20th Century Who Never Stopped Finding Pattern\, Poetry\, and Drama in “the Subject\,” by Heather Atwood
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 9\, 2026\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nJanet & William Ellery James Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\nCAM Members $5\, Non-Members $10.\nRegistration Required. Parking is first come\, first served and carpooling is encouraged. \nAs the Cape Ann Museum opens its newly renovated space with an exhibition of Milton Avery\, Adolph Gottlieb\, and Mark Rothko\, it’s worth remembering their New York friend and colleague Joseph Solman\, a fellow leader of 20th‑century American Expressionism with similarly strong ties to Cape Ann. In 1935\, Solman\, Rothko\, and Gottlieb were all members of “The Ten\,” a group that challenged New York museums’ resistance to European Expressionism. While Rothko and Gottlieb later shifted toward Abstraction\, Solman spent his life creating Modernist works celebrated nationwide. Join Heather Atwood for a screening of her Color of Light video on Solman\, followed by a conversation with the artist’s son\, Emmy Award–winning journalist Paul Solman. \nThis lecture is presented in conjunction with the museum’s upcoming exhibition\, Avery\, Gottlieb\, & Rothko: By the Sea\, offering context and insight into the artists and themes in the exhibit. For more information about upcoming lectures for the exhibition\, please visit the Events Calendar. \nHeather Atwood has been examining Cape Ann Art and culture for years\, writing for The Gloucester Times\, Edible Boston\, and North Shore Magazine\, among others. Today\, she is a host and producer for 1623 Studios\, Cape Ann’s community access media station. Her work has been the recipient of a Mass Creator’s Award\, three awards from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Communications\, and a Davey Award. Her video series\, The Color of Light\, explores the lives and work of Cape Ann artists from the 19th century to present. The full series can be found on the 1623 Studios Youtube Channel under The Color of Light.  \nPaul Solman is an American journalist focused on economics\, business\, and politics since the early 1970s. He has been the business and economics correspondent for the PBS NewsHour since 1985\, with occasional forays into art reporting. His work has been recognized with eight Emmys\, five Peabodys\, a Loeb award\, and a James Beard award for media.  \nImage Credit: Joseph Solman\, Good Harbor Beach Scene\, 1980. Monotype on paper. Cape Ann Museum\, Gloucester\, MA. Estate of Robert L. French\, 2009 [2009.051.010]. 
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/cam-talk-joseph-solman-a-leader-of-expressionism-by-heather-atwood/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Avery Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea,CAMTalks,Exhibit Openings & Events,Exhibition Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T150000
DTSTAMP:20260601T151449Z
CREATED:20260311T145634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T151449Z
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SUMMARY:CAM Talk – Artist Conversations Across Time: From Cape Ann to Rembrandt in Rothko’s "Thru the Window\," by Dr. Elliot Bostwick Davis
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, June 3\, 2026\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nJanet & William Ellery James Center\, CAM Green\n13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\nCAM Members $5\, Non-Members $10.\nRegistration Required. Parking is first come\, first served and carpooling is encouraged. \nBy the late 1930s\, Mark Rothko stood at a threshold—geographically\, artistically\, and personally. Having spent summers on Cape Ann\, in Massachusetts\, he was immersed in the home life of the Averys and Gottliebs\, practicing artists whose studios\, routines\, and shared ambitions offered living models of artistic life beyond New York. At the same moment\, Rothko was absorbing the legacy of earlier painters who had grappled with the meaning of the artist’s vocation\, most notably Rembrandt.  \nThis talk explores Rothko’s Thru the Window (1938-39) as a meditation on the nature of creative space. Bringing together the artistic life observed on Cape Ann\, the art-historical memory of Rembrandt’s Artist in His Studio\, and tensions within Rothko’s own marriage to artist-turned-designer Edith Sachar\, the painting emerges as a theatrical staging of artistic identity in formation. The window becomes both aperture and boundary—a site where present artistic conversations and inherited traditions converge. \nThis lecture is presented in conjunction with the museum’s upcoming exhibition\, Avery\, Gottlieb\, & Rothko: By the Sea\, offering context and insight into the artists and themes in the exhibit. For more information about upcoming lectures for the exhibition\, please visit the Events Calendar. \nDr. Elliot Bostwick Davis is a former curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, the John Moors Cabot Chair at the Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston\, where she was responsible for leading the curatorial program for the acclaimed Art of the Americas Wing designed by Foster+Partners\, and Director of the Norton Museum. She has published extensively on American art\, including on Fitz Henry Lane\, Winslow Homer\, Mary Cassatt\, Horace Pippin\, Loïs Maillou Jones\, Norman Lewis\, and Jamie Wyeth. Her most recent book\, Edward Hopper & Cape Ann: Illuminating an American Landscape (Rizzoli/Electa\, 2023) was a #1 Amazon Best Seller. Davis was a 2022 Fellow in Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative\, and served as Senior Editor\, Arts and Culture for Harvard’s Social Impact Review until 2024. Her current book\, The Field Guide to Awe & Joy: Discovering Art That Makes Us Happier\, builds on her work on art and well-being\, including a recent essay\, “Art Museums as Catalysts for Human Flourishing\,” recently published in the Visual Arts Volume for the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project (Oxford University Press\, 2024). Davis is currently serving as Guest Curator for the exhibition\, Stuart Davis: Call and Response\, appearing at The Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds Ford\, PA\, and the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester MA in 2028. She received her A.B. cum laude from Princeton University\, and holds a Master’s from New York University\, and a doctorate in art and archaeology from Columbia University.  \nImage Credit: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606–1669)\, Artist in His Studio\, c. 1628. Oil on panel. 93/4 x 12 ½ in. Museum of Fine Arts\, Boston. Zoe Oliver Sherman Collection given in memory of Lillie Oliver Poor\, 38.1838.
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/cam-talk-from-cape-ann-to-rembrandt-in-rothkos-thru-the-window-by-elliot-bostwick-davis/
LOCATION:CAM Green\, 13 Poplar Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Avery Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea,CAMTalks,Exhibit Openings & Events,Exhibition Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T150000
DTSTAMP:20260427T164511Z
CREATED:20260421T175449Z
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SUMMARY:CAM Talk – Exhibition Series: An Untold Story\, by Eliza Rathbone
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, July 22\, 2026\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nDowntown Campus Auditorium\n27 Pleasant Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\nRegistration Required\nThis lecture will be recorded. \nTicketing Options:\nIndividual Lecture Tickets — SOLD OUT\nCAM Members $5\, Non-Members (Adult) $30. Additional prices available when registering.\nTickets do not include admission to the special exhibition.\n \nExhibition Lecture Series Package Tickets — SOLD OUT\nCAM Members $25\, Non-Members (Adult) $100. Additional prices available when registering.\nTickets include five lectures and admission to the special exhibition after the talk on July 22.\nClick here to become a member and save! \nMilton Avery\, Adolph Gottlieb\, and Mark Rothko met and became friends in New York City around 1929. While much has been written about each of them individually\, little attention has been given to them as a “close-knit trio” whose lifelong friendship profoundly shaped their work. They also found each other first on Cape Ann and much later in Provincetown. This too has been relatively unremarked in the literature. \nWhy does retired museum curator Eliza Rathbone\, who has organized nearly 60 special exhibitions\, want to do another one? Every major loan exhibition is a voyage of discovery\, and this one especially so. This exhibition offered an opportunity to explore a story of mentorship that is central to American art and to examine the significance of Cape Ann in the lives of all three artists—an as-yet unexamined chapter that can be most meaningfully told in the setting that inspired them. \nEliza Rathbone has spent over forty years as a museum curator\, more than half of them as chief curator of The Phillips Collection. Educated in art history at Smith College\, New York University\, and the Courtauld Institute of Art of the University of London\, Rathbone assumed her first curatorial position at the age of twenty-eight\, when she became assistant curator of twentieth-century art at the National Gallery of Art in Washington\, DC\, after which she moved across town to become associate curator and eventually chief curator of The Phillips Collection. In addition to overseeing the growth and care of the collection and its installation\, she researched and organized dozens of special exhibitions and authored accompanying catalogues on nineteenth- and twentieth-century American and European art\, collaborating with major institutions in the United States and abroad. Rathbone’s work has encompassed many artists\, including Pierre-Auguste Renoir\, Edgar Degas\, Vincent van Gogh\, and Nicolas de Staël as well as Mark Tobey\, Susan Rothenberg\, Milton Avery\, and Mark Rothko. In 2002\, she was named a Chevalier (and more recently\, an Officer) in the French Order of Arts and Letters. As chief curator emerita of The Phillips Collection\, she continues to write and to curate exhibitions. \nImage Credit: Adolph Gottlieb (1903–1974)\, Untitled (Mark Rothko with Mandolin)\, c. 1932. Crayon on paper\, 12 x 8 1/2 in. Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation. © 2026 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS)\, NY.
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/cam-talk-exhibition-series-an-untold-story/
LOCATION:Downtown Campus\, 27 Pleasant Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Avery Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea,CAMTalks,Exhibit Openings & Events,Exhibition Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260722T150000
DTSTAMP:20260721T162633Z
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SUMMARY:Livestream CAM Talk – Exhibition Series: An Untold Story\, by Eliza Rathbone
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, July 22\, 2026\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nOnline Livestream\nClick here to join the online livestream. \nThe in-person program is now oversubscribed due to tremendous community interest. To accommodate additional guests\, we are pleased to offer a complimentary livestream option for Eliza Rathbone’s lecture. This event is online only and does not provide an in-person ticket.  \nFuture lectures in the exhibition series will offer livestream access for purchase through online registration. \nMilton Avery\, Adolph Gottlieb\, and Mark Rothko met and became friends in New York City around 1929. While much has been written about each of them individually\, little attention has been given to them as a “close-knit trio” whose lifelong friendship profoundly shaped their work. They also found each other first on Cape Ann and much later in Provincetown. This too has been relatively unremarked in the literature. \nWhy does retired museum curator Eliza Rathbone\, who has organized nearly 60 special exhibitions\, want to do another one? Every major loan exhibition is a voyage of discovery\, and this one especially so. This exhibition offered an opportunity to explore a story of mentorship that is central to American art and to examine the significance of Cape Ann in the lives of all three artists—an as-yet unexamined chapter that can be most meaningfully told in the setting that inspired them. \nEliza Rathbone has spent over forty years as a museum curator\, more than half of them as chief curator of The Phillips Collection. Educated in art history at Smith College\, New York University\, and the Courtauld Institute of Art of the University of London\, Rathbone assumed her first curatorial position at the age of twenty-eight\, when she became assistant curator of twentieth-century art at the National Gallery of Art in Washington\, DC\, after which she moved across town to become associate curator and eventually chief curator of The Phillips Collection. In addition to overseeing the growth and care of the collection and its installation\, she researched and organized dozens of special exhibitions and authored accompanying catalogues on nineteenth- and twentieth-century American and European art\, collaborating with major institutions in the United States and abroad. Rathbone’s work has encompassed many artists\, including Pierre-Auguste Renoir\, Edgar Degas\, Vincent van Gogh\, and Nicolas de Staël as well as Mark Tobey\, Susan Rothenberg\, Milton Avery\, and Mark Rothko. In 2002\, she was named a Chevalier (and more recently\, an Officer) in the French Order of Arts and Letters. As chief curator emerita of The Phillips Collection\, she continues to write and to curate exhibitions. \nImage Credit: Adolph Gottlieb (1903–1974)\, Untitled (Mark Rothko with Mandolin)\, c. 1932. Crayon on paper\, 12 x 8 1/2 in. Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation. © 2026 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS)\, NY.
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/livestream-cam-talk-exhibition-series-an-untold-story-by-eliza-rathbone/
LOCATION:Onlilne
CATEGORIES:Avery Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea,CAMTalks,Exhibit Openings & Events,Exhibition Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260725T140000
DTSTAMP:20260612T150302Z
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SUMMARY:Library Discussion – Telling the Tale of Theresa Bernstein\, with Janice Hechter
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, July 25\, 2026\n1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.\nLibrary & Archives\, Downtown Campus\n27 Pleasant Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\nCAM Members $5\, Non-Members (Adult) $25. Additional prices available when registering.\nTickets include general museum admission. \nRegistration Required. \nJoin us in the CAM Library & Archives for a lively presentation with author‑illustrator Janice Hechter\, who researched\, wrote\, illustrated\, and recently published the new picture book The Power of Her Paintbrush. The book celebrates the life and legacy of trailblazing artist Theresa Bernstein\, and Hechter will share insights into Bernstein’s world\, stories from the many interviews conducted during her research\, and her own experience bringing this remarkable artist’s story to life through illustration.  \nJanice Hechter is the author-illustrator of a new picture book\, The Power of Her Paintbrush: The Story of Theresa Bernstein\, published by Kar-Ben Publishing on March 3\, 2026. An award-winning illustrator and fine artist\, Janice has exhibited her paintings in various galleries and museums throughout the country. She has also illustrated five other picture books\, including SCBWI Crystal Kite Award finalist The Great Elephant Escape for Pelican Publishing. \nFrom KIRKUS Reviews: “Hechter’s text is well researched\, detailed\, easy to follow\, and accessible to children. Her appropriately painterly illustrations burst with color and contain effective reproductions of Bernstein’s art. Bright freeform endpapers introduce the subject perfectly. An inspiring account of an artist who fought misogyny at each turn—and triumphed.” \nFrom BOOKLIST Reviews: “Overall\, a clear\, informative book that will have readers cheering for a little-known artist who blazed her own beautiful trail.” \nTo view more of Janice’s illustrations and learn more about her\, visit her website at www.janicehechter.com.  \nImage Credit: The Power of Her Paintbrush: The Story of Theresa Bernstein by Janice Hechter\, published by Kar-Ben Publishing\, 2026.
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/library-discussion-telling-the-tale-of-theresa-bernstein/
LOCATION:Downtown Campus\, 27 Pleasant Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Programs,Library Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T150000
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SUMMARY:CAM Talk – Exhibition Series: Castaway: Mark Rothko on the Beach\, by Adam Greenhalgh
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, August 1\, 2026\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nDowntown Campus Auditorium\n27 Pleasant Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\nRegistration Required\nThis lecture will be recorded. \nTicketing Options:\nIndividual Lecture Tickets— SOLD OUT\nCAM Members $5\, Non-Members (Adult) $30. Additional prices available when registering.\nTickets do not include admission to the special exhibition.\n \nExhibition Lecture Series Package Tickets — SOLD OUT\nCAM Members $25\, Non-Members (Adult) $100. Additional prices available when registering.\nTickets include five lectures and admission to the special exhibition after the talk on July 22.\nClick here to become a member and save! \nMark Rothko did not like the beach. And yet it figures prominently\, literally and figuratively\, in his work. This lecture will trace Rothko’s engagement with the beach\, from early watercolors made on Cape Ann alongside Milton Avery and Adolph Gottlieb to symbolic evocations in surrealistic paintings and drawings of the 1940s. His late abstract paintings of the 1960s also arguably reverberate like towering cliffs with the sounds of the shore. Rothko’s works will be considered alongside artists for whom the coast offered rich material\, including Edvard Munch\, Caspar David Friedrich\, and J.M.W. Turner. The beach has long figured as a liminal zone well suited for symbolic treatments of existential themes—love\, sex\, death\, spirituality. Rothko’s seaside subjects are no different. \nAdam Greenhalgh is associate curator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington\, DC. He has been lead author since 2015 of the catalogue raisonné Mark Rothko: The Works on Paper. His scholarship has appeared widely in journals\, exhibition and collection catalogues\, including contributions to Yes\, No\, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press (2013)\, which he co-curated; Three Centuries of American Prints from the National Gallery (2016); and Facture (2020)\, the National Gallery’s journal of technical art history and conservation. Most recently\, he was curator of Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper (2023) and author of the companion volume. He holds a PhD from the University of Maryland\, an MA from Williams College\, and a BA from the University of Virginia. \nImage Credit: Philip G. Cavanaugh (1931–2022)\, Mark Rothko on the beach in Provincetown\, Massachusetts\, 1958. © Philip G. Cavanaugh Estate.
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/cam-talk-exhibition-series-castaway-mark-rothko-on-the-beach/
LOCATION:Downtown Campus\, 27 Pleasant Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Avery Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea,CAMTalks,Exhibit Openings & Events,Exhibition Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260801T150000
DTSTAMP:20260728T161804Z
CREATED:20260728T161804Z
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SUMMARY:Livestream CAM Talk – Exhibition Series: Castaway: Mark Rothko on the Beach\, by Adam Greenhalgh
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, August 1\, 2026\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. \nLivestream Ticketing Options:\nCAM Members Free\, Non-Members $10.\nRegistration required \nThe in-person program is now oversubscribed due to tremendous community interest. To accommodate additional guests\, we are pleased to offer a complimentary livestream option. This event is online only and does not provide an in-person ticket.  \nIf registering for this program you will receive an email with the livestream link and tips after your registration is complete.  \nDescription: Mark Rothko did not like the beach. And yet it figures prominently\, literally and figuratively\, in his work. This lecture will trace Rothko’s engagement with the beach\, from early watercolors made on Cape Ann alongside Milton Avery and Adolph Gottlieb to symbolic evocations in surrealistic paintings and drawings of the 1940s. His late abstract paintings of the 1960s also arguably reverberate like towering cliffs with the sounds of the shore. Rothko’s works will be considered alongside artists for whom the coast offered rich material\, including Edvard Munch\, Caspar David Friedrich\, and J.M.W. Turner. The beach has long figured as a liminal zone well suited for symbolic treatments of existential themes—love\, sex\, death\, spirituality. Rothko’s seaside subjects are no different. \nAdam Greenhalgh is associate curator at the National Gallery of Art in Washington\, DC. He has been lead author since 2015 of the catalogue raisonné Mark Rothko: The Works on Paper. His scholarship has appeared widely in journals\, exhibition and collection catalogues\, including contributions to Yes\, No\, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press (2013)\, which he co-curated; Three Centuries of American Prints from the National Gallery (2016); and Facture (2020)\, the National Gallery’s journal of technical art history and conservation. Most recently\, he was curator of Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper (2023) and author of the companion volume. He holds a PhD from the University of Maryland\, an MA from Williams College\, and a BA from the University of Virginia. \nImage Credit: Philip G. Cavanaugh (1931–2022)\, Mark Rothko on the beach in Provincetown\, Massachusetts\, 1958. © Philip G. Cavanaugh Estate.
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/livestream-cam-talk-exhibition-series-castaway-mark-rothko-on-the-beach-by-adam-greenhalgh/
LOCATION:Onlilne
CATEGORIES:Avery Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea,CAMTalks,Exhibit Openings & Events,Exhibition Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T150000
DTSTAMP:20260804T195423Z
CREATED:20260421T175442Z
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SUMMARY:CAM Talk – Exhibition Series: Mark Rothko's "Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea\," by Dr. Thomas Crow
DESCRIPTION:Due to popular demand we were able to open a select number of seats for this lecture! \nSaturday\, August 8\, 2026\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nDowntown Campus Auditorium\n27 Pleasant Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\nRegistration Required \nThis lecture will be recorded & livestreamed. \nCAM Members $5\, Non-Members (Adult) $30.\nAdditional prices available when registering.\nTickets do not include admission to the special exhibition. \nClick here to become a member and save! \nThe large canvas of 1944 that Mark Rothko titled Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea appears at first encounter like a belated example of international Surrealism. While not wrong\, that view fails to comprehend the outsized role this painting played in the artist’s reaching the signature abstract style for which he is so renowned. This lecture will show how much of that evolution is already prefigured in this dreamlike aquatic vision. \nDr. Thomas Crow teaches graduate students in art history at the Institute of Fine Arts\, NYU\, where he is Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art. His most recent publication is Murder in the Rue Marat: A Case of Art in Revolution (Princeton University Press). He is also co-editor of Seeing Rothko\, the proceedings of the conference he organized when director of the Getty Research Institute. \nImage Credit: Mark Rothko (1903–1970)\, Iphigenia and the Sea/Horizontal Phantasy\, 1943. Oil on canvas. © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS)\, New York.
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/cam-talk-exhibition-series-mark-rothko-slow-swirl-at-the-edge-of-the-sea/
LOCATION:Downtown Campus\, 27 Pleasant Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Avery Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea,CAMTalks,Exhibit Openings & Events,Exhibition Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T150000
DTSTAMP:20260803T200859Z
CREATED:20260730T132710Z
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SUMMARY:Livestream CAM Talk – Exhibition Series: Mark Rothko's "Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea\," by Dr. Thomas Crow
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, August 8\, 2026\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. \nLivestream Ticketing Options:\nCAM Members Free\, Non-Members $10.\nRegistration required \nThe in-person program is now oversubscribed due to tremendous community interest. To accommodate additional guests\, we are pleased to offer a livestream option. This event is online only and does not provide an in-person ticket.  \nIf registering for this program you will receive an email with the livestream link and tips after your registration is complete.  \nDescription: The large canvas of 1944 that Mark Rothko titled Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea appears at first encounter like a belated example of international Surrealism. While not wrong\, that view fails to comprehend the outsized role this painting played in the artist’s reaching the signature abstract style for which he is so renowned. This lecture will show how much of that evolution is already prefigured in this dreamlike aquatic vision. \nDr. Thomas Crow teaches graduate students in art history at the Institute of Fine Arts\, NYU\, where he is Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art. His most recent publication is Murder in the Rue Marat: A Case of Art in Revolution (Princeton University Press). He is also co-editor of Seeing Rothko\, the proceedings of the conference he organized when director of the Getty Research Institute. \nImage Credit: Mark Rothko (1903–1970)\, Iphigenia and the Sea/Horizontal Phantasy\, 1943. Oil on canvas. © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS)\, New York.
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/livestream-cam-talk-exhibition-series-mark-rothkos-slow-swirl-at-the-edge-of-the-sea-by-dr-thomas-crow/
LOCATION:Onlilne
CATEGORIES:Avery Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea,CAMTalks,Exhibit Openings & Events,Exhibition Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T133000
DTSTAMP:20260806T231800Z
CREATED:20260806T225928Z
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SUMMARY:Artful Conversations: Essex Farm\, by Zygmund Jankowski
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, August 13\, 2026\n12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.\nEducation Room\, Downtown Campus\n27 Pleasant Street\, Gloucester\, MA\nCAM Members $5\, Non-Member Adult $25 (includes admission to the General Museum)\nAdditional price types are available upon checkout. \nRegistration required as space is limited \nJoin Us Mid-Day for Artful Conversations\nTake a midday pause and experience one work of art in depth.\n\nArtful Conversations are informal\, docent-led gallery experiences that invite visitors to slow down\, look closely\, and engage in thoughtful conversation. Each session features a work of art or object that is new to view—whether a recent acquisition or a work newly installed in the galleries. \n\nThe program begins in the Education Room at our Downtown Campus with a brief introduction and visual context before moving into the galleries for an extended exploration of the featured work. Guided by observation\, curiosity\, and conversation\, participants are encouraged to share ideas\, consider different perspectives\, and discover new connections together.\n\nIn this Artful Conversations session led by Jim Seavey\, we’ll explore ideas about abstract painting through Zygmund Jankowski’s Essex Farm (c. 2000) to consider how artists move away from literal representation. We’ll look at key influences on early Modernist painters who turned toward abstraction\, including writings by Wassily Kandinsky and Robert Rosenblum\, poetry by T. S. Eliot\, and statements by Adolph Gottlieb and Mark Rothko\, as we consider what artists mean—and what viewers experience—when we talk about abstraction. \nJim Seavey grew up in Rockport\, delivering papers and mowing lawns of artists now in the Cape Ann Museum collections. He attended Saturday painting classes at the Rockport Art Association and worked in clay for several years as a child and teen. The sculptor Walker Hancock steered him toward the Rhode Island School of Design\, from which he graduated in 1971 with a degree in silversmithing. He supported his family as a designer working in silver and pewter until 1984. For five years he maintained a pewter workshop/studio in Gloucester\, Halibut Point Pewter\, which gained an international reputation. Jim exhibited widely\, curated several contemporary pewter exhibits\, and was published in magazines. Later Jim became an industrial metal worker and eventually a machine\, boat\, and house builder. He left Lanesville in 1990 and lived in Minnesota\, Salem\, Massachusetts\, and Nashville\, Tennessee. He retired while in Nashville and returned to art—metalworking\, watercolors and photography. Jim was a docent at Cheekwood. \n  \nImage Credits: Essex Farm\, Zygmund Jankowski\, c.1999\, Oil on canvas\, Gift of Myra Hall\, 2026.
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/artful-conversations-essex-farm-by-zygmund-jankowski-2/
LOCATION:Downtown Campus\, 27 Pleasant Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T133000
DTSTAMP:20260814T212653Z
CREATED:20260806T234736Z
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SUMMARY:Artful Conversations: In Her Garden\, by Erma Wheeler
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, August 20\, 2026\n12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.\nEducation Room\, Downtown Campus\n27 Pleasant Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\nCAM Members $5\, Non-Members (Adult) $25 (includes admission to the General Museum).\nAdditional price types are available upon checkout.\nRegistration required as space is limited \nJoin Us Mid-Day for Artful Conversations\nTake a midday pause and experience one work of art in depth.\nArtful Conversations are informal\, docent-led gallery experiences that invite visitors to slow down\, look closely\, and engage in thoughtful conversation. Each session features a work of art or object that is new to view—whether a recent acquisition or a work newly installed in the galleries.\nThe program begins in the Education Room at our Downtown Campus with a brief introduction and visual context before moving into the galleries for an extended exploration of the featured work. Guided by observation\, curiosity\, and conversation\, participants are encouraged to share ideas\, consider different perspectives\, and discover new connections together.\nAs modern art emerged\, the debate between realism and abstraction intensified. In the 19th century\, painters like Gustav Courbet rejected the Academic Salons and embraced Realism as the true expression of modern life and the foundation that shaped Impressionism and early Modernism. By the 20th century\, a larger group of New York City artists turned increasingly inward\, pursuing abstraction as a more direct path to individual truth. Mark Rothko argued that representation blocked the expression of “the verities of time and space\, life and death.” Although abstraction moved away from traditional representation\, artists like Gottlieb and Rothko maintained that it did not preclude excellence\, writing a manifesto which said\, in part: “It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academicism. There is no such thing as good painting about nothing. We assert that the subject is crucial and only that subject matter is valid which is tragic and timeless.” Focusing on an abstract\, colorist painting by Erma Wheeler from CAM’s collection\, we will have a chance to talk about traditional\, more representational art as it contrasts the 20th-century movements that eventually led to the kind of abstraction that Wheeler’s work represents. This conversation will be led by CAM Docent\, Bruce Shaw.\n Image Credits: In Her Garden\, Erma Wheeler\, c. 1980\, Watercolor on paper Gift of the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation\, 2024.
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/artful-conversations-in-her-garden-by-erma-wheeler/
LOCATION:Downtown Campus\, 27 Pleasant Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:CAMTalks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T150000
DTSTAMP:20260804T195430Z
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SUMMARY:CAM Talk – Exhibition Series: Summers by the Sea: Helen Frankenthaler and Toni LaSelle\, by Alison de Lima Greene
DESCRIPTION:Due to popular demand we were able to open a select number of seats for this lecture! \nSaturday\, August 22\, 2026\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.\nDowntown Campus Auditorium\n27 Pleasant Street\, Gloucester\, MA 01930\nRegistration Required\n \nThis lecture will be recorded & livestreamed.\n \nCAM Members $5\, Non-Members (Adult) $30.\nAdditional prices available when registering.\nTickets do not include admission to the special exhibition.\n \nClick here to become a member and save! \nThe Atlantic coast has been a powerful magnet for artists across the twentieth century\, offering a refuge from sweltering summers as well as the ties of friendship and community. Summers by the Sea: Helen Frankenthaler and Toni LaSelle examines the paintings of two mid-century artists who first came to Massachusetts as students of Hans Hofmann\, and who shared affinities with the work of Milton Avery\, Adolph Gottlieb\, and Mark Rothko as well. In subsequent years\, LaSelle and Frankenthaler followed independent paths\, but continued to find renewal in the siren call of the sea. \nAlison de Lima Greene is the Isabel Brown Wilson Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston\, where she has served on the curatorial staff since 1984. A member of the curatorial team responsible for the inaugural presentations in the MFAH’s new Nancy and Rich Kinder Building in 2020\, her exhibitions include retrospectives devoted to Mark Rothko\, Philip Guston\, and Tamara de Lempicka\, as well as special installations planned in collaboration with Yayoi Kusama\, Pipilotti Rist\, and Anicka Yi. \nImage Credit: Toni LaSelle (1901–2002)\, Puritan\, 1947–50\, oil on canvas\, 30 1/8 x 25 in. The Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston\, Museum purchase funded by the Frank Freed Memorial Painting Fund\, 95.45 © Estate of Dorothy Antoinette (Toni) LaSelle. Photograph © The Museum of Fine Arts\, Houston; Thomas R. DuBrock.
URL:https://www.capeannmuseum.org/event/cam-talk-exhibition-series-summers-by-the-sea-helen-frankenthaler-and-toni-laselle/
LOCATION:Downtown Campus\, 27 Pleasant Street\, Gloucester\, MA\, 01930\, United States
CATEGORIES:Avery Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea,CAMTalks,Exhibit Openings & Events,Exhibition Programs
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