Guided Walking Tours
Offered by Cape Ann Museum

Explore downtown Gloucester through the historic lens of
maritime painter Fitz Henry Lane

The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present Fitz Henry Lane’s Gloucester, a guided walking tour, on Saturday, August 15 at 10:00 a.m. Explore downtown Gloucester and discover what it was like in the 19th century when Fitz Henry Lane roamed the streets and painted the views. Tours last about one and a half hours and are held rain or shine. Participants should be comfortable being on their feet for that amount of time. Cost is $10 for Cape Ann Museum members; $20 for nonmembers (includes Museum admission). Space is limited and reservations are required. Email info@capeannmuseum.org or call (978) 283-0455, x10 for more information or to reserve a space.

Fitz Henry Lane was a Cape Ann artist, printmaker and world-renowned American marine painter. With his subtle use of gleaming light, Lane is generally regarded as one of the finest 19th century practitioners of the style known as luminism. The Cape Ann Museum’s unparalleled collection of works by Fitz Henry Lane – which includes paintings, drawings and lithographs – is on permanent display in the gorgeously renovated Lane Gallery, a space fully devoted to Lane’s life and work.

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A tour in downtown Gloucester to view houses immortalized by
renowned American realist painter Edward Hopper

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (August 6, 2015) – The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present a guided walking tour of select Gloucester houses made famous by American realist painter Edward Hopper on Saturday, August 15 at 10:00 a.m. Tours last about 1 1/2 hours and are held rain or shine. Participants should be comfortable being on their feet for that amount of time. Cost is $10 for Cape Ann Museum members; $20 for nonmembers (includes Museum admission). Space is limited and reservations are required. Email info@capeannmuseum.org or call (978) 283-0455 x10 for more information or to reserve a space. The Hopper’s Houses tour will also be offered on August 22.

American realist painter Edward Hopper is known to have painted in Gloucester on five separate occasions during the summer months in the years 1912, 1923, 1924, 1926 and 1928. His earliest visit in 1912 was made in the company of fellow artist Leon Kroll. During his second visit to Cape Ann in 1923, Hopper courted the young artist Josephine Nivison. He also began working in watercolor, capturing the local landscape and architecture in loosely rendered, light filled paintings. In 1924, Hopper and Nivison who were newly married returned to Gloucester on an extended honeymoon and continued to explore the area by foot and streetcar. During his final two visits to the area, in 1926 and 1928, Hopper produced some of his finest paintings. This special walking tour will explore the neighborhood surrounding the Museum, which includes many of the Gloucester houses immortalized by Hopper’s paintings.

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Artists’ Receptions on Rocky Neck

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Closing Reception:
Sue Handman Fabric Collage on Madfish Wharf

Saturday, August 15th ~ 5-8pm

Sue Handman Fabric Collage on Madfish Wharf, announces an early Closing for the season, last day August 15. 5-8pm. She will be nesting close to her daughters and selling her fabric collage clothing in Portland Oregon for the winter! Hopefully returning next season!

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Wild Beauty, Summer Artist Show at Gallery 53,
by Martha Wakefield

Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck, 53 Rocky Neck Ave., Gloucester
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 15,  6-8 pm
ShowDates: Wednesday, August 12 – Tuesday, September 1

“Wild Beauty” is the title of Belmont artist Martha Wakefield’s upcoming Summer Artist Series show at Gallery 53 on Rocky Neck in Gloucester. The show opens on Wednesday, August 12 and closes on Tuesday, September 1.  The public is invited to meet the artist and enjoy libations and light refreshments at the Opening Reception on Saturday, August 15 from 6-8 pm.

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Artist Reception
Downtown Gloucester