The show tells the story of two of New England’s oldest and most revered summer colonies and will feature two new works with the extended dates by artist Ken Gore along with works by Theresa Bernstein, Walter Farndon, Eric Hudson, Margaret Patterson, and Charles Movalli.
Curated by art historian James F. O’Gorman, the exhibition was organized by Cape Ann Museum in collaboration with the Monhegan Museum of Art & History on the island of Monhegan in Maine. Two works by Ken Gore, Beeches on ... view more »
The show tells the story of two of New England’s oldest and most revered summer colonies and will feature two new works with the extended dates by artist Ken Gore along with works by Theresa Bernstein, Walter Farndon, Eric Hudson, Margaret Patterson, and Charles Movalli.
Curated by art historian James F. O’Gorman, the exhibition was organized by Cape Ann Museum in collaboration with the Monhegan Museum of Art & History on the island of Monhegan in Maine. Two works by Ken Gore, Beeches on the Agawam (1991) and Lanes Cove (undated), will join the extending showing while several works will be moved back to the Rockport Art Association for scheduling reasons.
Monhegan and Cape Ann trace the roots of their respective art colonies back to the mid-19th century and specifically to the years immediately following the Civil War. Summer enclaves, which emerged during that time, gave artists the chance to socialize with one another, work together, share ideas, try out new techniques, and critique each other’s works.
Located 10 miles off the Maine coast, Monhegan is much smaller than Cape Ann and more isolated, however, both places offered their own vistas and many artists moved between the two colonies. During the 20th centuries, both communities saw a surge of artists, professional and amateur, visit their shores. Today, Monhegan and Cape Ann continue to be vibrant regional art colonies of national significance.
One of the artists featured in Island Vistas is Eric Hudson (1864-1932) who was an accomplished painter and photographer. An expanded collection of Hudson’s paintings will be on display in an adjoining gallery at the Cape Ann Museum, giving visitors the opportunity to delve deeper into his work.
Of the 40-plus works on view, other featured artists include: Aldro T. Hibbard, Paul Strisik, Emil Gruppe, Olga Itasca Sears, Jacqueline Hudson, Leon Kroll, Richard Hayley Lever, Edward Henry Potthast, James E. Fitzgerald, William Lester Stevens, Rudolph Colao, Walter Farndon, Henry Martin Gasser, Don Stone, Stow Wengenroth, Donald Allen Mosher, Bernard Corey, John Chetcuti, and Maurice Freeman.
The exhibition includes works from the collections of the Monhegan Museum of Art & History, the Cape Ann Museum, the Rockport Art Association & Museum, and private collections.
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