My View of Life on the Dock
Studio Fresh | Josh Falk at work. Mural in progress in downtown Gloucester (Rogers St and Flannagan’s). Blue wall prepped last week and image going up over Labor Day weekend.
Gloucester Public Art | Mural map
There’s a new Winslow Homer mural at the bend of Maplewood and Poplar on the former Linsky’s service station property, Cape Ann Auction headquarters since November 2022.
159 Maplewood Avenue, Gloucester, Mass. Read more about this Studio fresh mural project inspired by Homer’s works here (Awesome Gloucester).
Both Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) and The Flirt depict figures in a cat boat in Gloucester harbor.
Image: Winslow Homer (1836-1910), The Flirt, 1874, oil on panel, National Gallery of Art acquisition, 2014 (Mellon collection)
Image: Winslow Homer, Breezing Up (A Fair Wind), 1873-1876, oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art acquisition (Wildenstein Gallery), 1943. Gift of the W. L. and May T. Mellon Foundation.
The Winslow Homer marker on the corner of Dale Ave & Main for Gloucester’s HarborWalk features Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) thanks to permission from the National Gallery of Art.
Looping back from Dunfudgin and the high school to Emerson Avenue, I was delighted to encounter the soft and striking mural on the Pathways building, across the street from Open Door and the Veteran’s center.
It’s a city block long!
Gail McCarthy wrote a great piece about the project in the Gloucester Daily Times.
Mural on Pathways for Children in Gloucester, Mass., by Dúo Amazonas | Nati Andreoli and Lina Castellanos, 2022. Instagram @duoamazonas
Congratulations to the artist and Action Inc and all involved!
photos (right click for captions; pinch and zoom or select “full size” to enlarge): c. ryan 6/9/2021
Gloucester Mural Map |
Harbor Village, Gloucester, Massachusetts, first public art mural going up now! Can you guess the artist?
| After (still to come!)
For Day 2 update, see here
For more BEFORE pictures, see my prior post here
Voting is on for the mural space on Elm Street. See Joey’s post here to VOTE for the 2nd exterior mural (Elm Street)
Here is a selection of some of the exterior public art murals in Gloucester. Depending upon your device, double click or pinch and zoom to enlarge and/or right click to see the credit details. On mine there is an option to select “view full size”. Indoor murals include masterworks from Gloucester’s public art collection (for example see its major WPA-era New Deal murals).
Take a minute to appreciate the thoughtful architectural design details on the exterior work in progress for Harbor Village on Main Street in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
I’m looking forward to hearing about the artists selected for the new public art commissioned for this building!
Good Morning Gloucester 