With the cold weather sticking around, these pretty ice sculptures will be around for awhile.
Down the lane: Fitz Henry Lane art shuffled from Gloucester Sawyer Free library to Cape Ann Museum
You may have noticed that the Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Public Library is sporting noticebly thinned out collections, and it’s not just the books. Three Fitz Henry Lane paintings were moved across the street to the Cape Ann Museum: Gloucester Harbor (gifted to the Library by Judith M Todd); Sawyer Homestead Freshwater Cove, Gloucester; and Coasting Schooner off Boon Harbor, ME. Additionally, a portrait of Sawyer and a Bertha Menzler Payton painting are no longer on view.
BEFORE AND AFTER
Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Public Library installation views- BEFORE (Lanes installed) / AFTER (Lanes removed)
You can click on the photos to read captions. The photo pair below show Lane Coasting Schooner replaced with a painting from the Addision Gilbert Hospital collection, a portrait of Sawyer and his wife
Library vs Museum
Lane painting installation views comparing Gloucester Lyceum & Sawyer Free Public Library vs Cape Ann Museum
More photos from both collections
Cape Ann Museum is just across the street and it’s the world’s most vital Lane collection. Still, I wish the paintings could remain at the library. I lament my industry’s inability, all of us, actually– to find a way to make stewardship affordable for repositories just like this one. I’ve been thinking about the pros and cons of making copies for the library. When access to originals is difficult or impossible, copies can be a boon. For example the Madonna atop Our Lady of Good Voyage is a replica. The original is held at the Cape Ann Museum and affords close observation that was impossible from the street. The copy preserves the impact of the site. Two dimensional poster reproductions and painted copies are rarely more. Mostly, I advocate for originals. Here, original art was replaced with original art.
The gifts were for the library and Gloucester, in varying degrees of partnership with the library since Sawyer’s private endowment upon his death in 1889. The provenance paperwork for the Lanes can be deciphered differently depending upon context.
The Lanes leaving the library made me think about the James Prendergast Library collection deaccession, for operating funds and a new vision, rather than a relocation just across a city square. That library is located in Jamestown New York. The board consigned 44 paintings to two auction houses for November 2017 sales. The update is that several works did not find purchasers, failing to meet presale estimates. The board rejected lowball offers following the public sales, and the art remains with the auction houses to be sold in future to-be-determined sales. The New York Attorney General office denied a purchase offer that would have held the art in Jamestown, ruling instead for public auction. A makerspace was crafted from three extant rooms where a children’s computer coding Scratch class was offered at the time of the sales. Jamestown had cut annual funding for its library by $300,000. (see prior GMG posts November 20 2017 and auction results)
I was hoping the Lanes might be featured prominently and safely with any interior buildout proposals at Sawyer Free library, like this installation at the Currier (which was a temporary build out for a museum exhibition), and the library’s other works. The Matz gallery is pretty perfect for changing exhibits of local artists.
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Wednesdays with Fly Amero at the Rhumb Line ~This weeks special guest:Tony Frontiero – 7pm 1.3.2018
Dinner Specials Each Week!
Wednesday, January 3rd – 7pm
My Musical Guest: TONY FRONTIERO!
Happy New Year, everyone! We kick off 2018 with one among
many of Gloucester’s very gifted sons, Tony Frontiero. If you
haven’t gotten the chance to see him perform, now’s the time!
He’s got the whole package goin’… singing, playing and song
writing. Plus, he’s such a handsome dude! ~ Fly
Dinner with great music!
*Each week features a special, invited musical guest
The Rhumb Line Kitchen……now features Janet Brown with some new and healthy ideas!
Plus a fine, affordable wine menu!
Upcoming…
1/10 – Sasquatch
1/17 – Quentin Callewaert
1/24 – Chick & Ellen
1/31 – Lynne Taylor
Visit: http://www.therhumbline.com/
Looking forward……to seeing you there 🙂
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Workshops for All Levels this Weekend
It looks like a blizzard will bury us tomorrow followed by another bitter cold weekend. This makes it a great weekend to get out of the house and into Treetop Yoga Studio. Besides our regular class schedule, we have a range of inspiring workshops available for all levels this weekend:
Restorative and Sound Healing – Clarity for the New Year:
Elaine O’Rourke will guide you through an amazing blend of restorative yoga with sounding healing. This elixir is the perfect offering to embrace the New Year. Subtle guided imagery and contemplation will help clarify your intentions. When we can quieten the mind, the creative energies can flow with a natural ease. Register Here.
The Building Blocks of Yoga with Erin Carney:
This 4 week course (January 6-27) is a slower-paced program that offers a detailed description of all of the basic yoga postures, or asanas. Through this…
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1918 Langsford Wharf (Lanes Cove) Frozen
Photo /Postcard from David B. Cox’s Private Collection
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A Wonderful Opportunity! The Urchin Exchange is For Sale
I dare say that opportunities like this don’t come along often.
The Urchin Exchange is a children’s and women’s consignment boutique that is adored by a vast number of shoppers and consignors alike….from Cape Ann and beyond.
While her devoted cliental and consignors were saddened to hear that Melanie will be selling the Urchin Exchange, I know I speak for everyone when I say that we wish her the very best as she pursues new career goals. The Urchin Exchange has grown exponentially since its inception just three years ago. For many, the Urchin Exchange is a first stop when looking for clothing staples, something fun to complement a wardrobe, a gift, or the perfect item! Likewise, more closets than one could count are cleaned out seasonally and brought to the Urchin Exchange to be discovered and loved by a new family.
GMG’s own Joey C. once wrote, “This is not your average children’s consignment joint. This is super fresh, super high end totally perfect killer clothes for your kid at stupid cheap prices. I Wish The Urchin Exchange Was Around When My Girls Were Little.” And, that was before Melanie expanded to include women’s clothing as well. Speaking of women’s clothes..The Urchin Exchange was also the Winner of Northshore Magazine’s BONS 2016 award for “Best Maternity Clothing”
Thanks to Melanie’s dedication, care, and business savvy the Urchin Exchange is a viable and growing business that now happens to be a fantastic opportunity for someone else to lead. Honestly, I’m sad that I can’t consider it myself. If you ask me, it would be a PERFECT business for two friends to run together. Maybe two people who have other obligations and would like to share the responsibilities and hours that come with owning a business? It is, however, manageable for one perfect buyer as well!
The Urchin Exchange is completely TURN KEY! All inventory, shelving, clothing racks, mannequins, the computer system, steamer, wireless speaker, and more are included in the price of the sale. Oh, and then there’s the faithful cliental! What more could you ask for when considering becoming self-employed and owning your own business? The asking price, by the way, is $39,900. Make Melanie an offer!
Melanie is willing to train and assist the right potential buyer as the business changes hands. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity if you think you may be interested!
The Urchin Exchange is located in the highly visible and frequented shopping plaza at 214 Eastern Avenue, Gloucester. The plaza will no doubt soon be fully occupied…which, along with its convenient location and large parking lot, makes it even more perfect!
Visit the website here: The Urchin Exchange
For more information email Melanie at theurchinexchange@gmail.com or call 978.283.3300 .
Also check out their Facebook page…while there you will get a feel for how many people turn to the Urchin Exchange when filling (or purging) their wardrobes: The Urchin Exchange Facebook Page
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Old Glory is Glorious
I have noticed that Gloucester displays its patriotism proudly by flying the flag all over the city. Kudos to all as they are just beautiful. This one is at the Park at Fort Point.
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2018 Essex Heritage Partnership Grant opportunity is now open
Essex National Heritage Commission preserves and promotes the historic, cultural and natural resources of Essex County, MA. The organization’s annual partnership grants have primed several projects in Gloucester and throughout Cape Ann. REGISTER by February 16, 2018 for the latest round of Essex Heritage Partnership grants: twelve $2000 awards will be granted.
How to Apply
- Log In or Register to apply online. Applications will be accepted ONLINE ONLY.
- Applications are due no later than Monday, February 16, 2018 by 11:59 PM
- Read the 2018 Partnership Grant Program Description (pdf)
- Please anticipate being in attendance at the Essex Heritage Spring Annual Meeting at Saugus Town Hall on Thursday, April 5 in the event that your organization is awarded a grant
- Contact Charles Smith to Gain Grant Applicant Status.
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We love our vagina shaped essential oil diffuser
Here’s a link to where we got our essential oil diffuser on Amazon
Here’s ours in action-
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Backyard Growers January Events: Fermentation Workshops
Join Backyard Growers as we partner with Pigeon Cove Ferments at our two-part fermentation workshop learning all about the benefits of fermentation!
Part 1 will be held at Backyard Growers where we will learn more about lacto-fermentation and the benefits of incorporating fermented food into our diets. All ages welcome.
PLEASE NOTE: this workshop will be at Backyard Growers’ office: 271 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930
Part 2 will be held at Pigeon Cove Ferments kitchen where participants are fully engaged in the sauerkraut making process and will leave with their own jar of homemade kraut. All ages welcome.
PLEASE NOTE: this workshop will be at Pigeon Cove’s kitchen:
If you have any questions, contact: community@backyardgrowers.org or 978-281-0480
Hope to see you there!
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It’s a New Year of Exciting Programs!
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FULL WOLF MOON OVER GLOUCESTER
Beautiful January Wolf Moon rising and setting over Gloucester.
Moonsetting over the Harbor
Moonset over the Fort
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From “Down The Fort” Series, January 2013
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These cold days make for some pretty photos
Driving on Rocky Neck the other day, these ducks caught my eye, finding the only space with water instead of ice. Take a look at the name of the boat, The Endurance. Very appropriate.
Very unusual formation of ice on Rocky Neck
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Edward Hopper at Oxford and T S Eliot at Turner Contemporary
Several European museum shows in 2018 contain examples or are devoted to American 20th century artists and modernism like the ones curated for the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, the Royal Academy, Tate Modern and British Museum.
Massachusetts loans boast the Edward Hopper painting Manhattan Bridge Loop from the Addison Gallery of Art collection, Phillips Academy, Andover, selected for America’s Cool Modernism at Oxford. Three Hopper etchings (The Cat Boat, Night Shadows, and The Railroad) are on the checklist. Hopper depicted Gloucester in over 110 works of art. Besides Hopper, notable artists and writer with various Gloucester connections selected are: Stuart Davis, Marsden Hartley, e e cummings, and Louis Lozowick.
Forgot the cry of gulls and the deep sea swell
Upcoming at Turner Contemporary – “Journeys with ‘The Waste Land’ a major exhibition (Sat 3 Feb – Mon 7 May 2018) considering Eliot’s watershed poem through visal arts, and Margate. I hope they turn to Gloucester and Cape Ann, unspoken in the final poem yet approachable (and specified in excised iterations). From the museum’s press release:
“Presenting artworks from the 19th century to the present, including film, photography and artefacts, the exhibition explores how contemporary and historical art can enable us to reflect on the T. S. Eliot poem, The Waste Land, and its shifting flow of diverse voices, references, characters and places.
If Not, Not (1975-6), R.B. Kitaj, National Galleries of Scotland
In 1921, T.S. Eliot spent a few weeks in Margate at a crucial moment in his career. He arrived in a fragile state, physically and mentally, and worked on The Waste Land. The poem was published the following year, and proved to be a pivotal and influential modernist work. Building on Turner Contemporary’s extensive experience in participation and engagement, the exhibition is being co-curated with a research group of 30 volunteers from the community, supported by the programme team at Turner Contemporary and external curator Professor Mike Tooby. Journeys with ‘The Waste Land’ is being funded by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and the John Ellerman Foundation.”
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Music Around Town ~ January 2-7, 2017
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City Hall acoustics Inauguration Celebration 2018
Here are a few brief (less than 30 seconds each) sound snippets from the 2018 City of Gloucester Inauguration Celebration including Gordon Baird (God Bless America), Alexandra Grace, Josh Cominelli (National Anthem, You’ve Got A Friend), Fly Amero, John Ronan recitation (poem We, Helmsmen), Charlee Bianchini & Jack Tomaiolo (Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow). To see great photos and portraits of the day, see Kim Smith’s post Inspiring City of Gloucester Inauguration Ceremony 2018. To see the printed program and the Mayor’s full remarks, visit the city website: http://gloucester-ma.gov/index.aspx?nid=956. I’ll add Cape Ann TV video link if/when it’s ready. Ray Lamont’s excellent coverage in the Gloucester Daily Times Taking the Oath of Office
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SUPER EXCITING BREAKING NEWS FROM MAYOR SEFATIA: NEWLY CREATED MASSACHUSETTS LOBSTER FESTIVAL
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT FROM MAYOR SEFATIA!
Good Morning Gloucester 