Name: Gloucester Encounters Book Launch
Start: 2022-11-20T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Cape Ann Museum

Gloucester Encounters Book Launch

TheCape Ann Museumtells multiple stories, all relating to a single remarkable place. From its earliest days as a fishing and shipping port to its mid-19th century role in the granite industry, to its singular charms of light and sea that have attracted countless artists from the 19th century to the present, Cape Ann boasts a rich and varied culture of nationally significant historical, industrial, and artistic achievement. The Museum'sfine art collectionincludes the largest grouping of works by native son and renowned marine artist,Fitz Henry Lane, as well as work by other prominent painters and sculptors who lived on, visited or were inspired by Cape Ann. The work of contemporary Cape Ann artists is also collected and exhibited. The permanent collection includes fine and decorative arts, and artifacts from the major industries of the area - the fisheries and granite quarrying.

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Join the Cape Ann Museum for the launch of Gloucester Encounters: Essays on the Cultural History of the City from 1623-2023.

<p>The book consists of 37 new essays by local writers on the city&#x27;s cultural heritage for the city’s 400+ Anniversary. Editor Martin Ray will speak about the process of selecting and working with the authors to develop the anthology. The event will include readings from a selection of the contributing authors covering the breadth and depth of the cultural history of Gloucester. Trenton Carls, CAM’s Head Librarian &amp; Archivist, will share details on the resources from the Library and Archives that many of the contributors used for the book. </p>

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