Gordon Parks in Gloucester, 1943
The pre-eminent Black American photographer of the 20th century’s wartime visit to Gloucester
Start the Presses!
A pair of Montserrat College of Art grads open a brick-and-mortar printshop in Rockport
Roger Babson’s ‘Word Rocks’
How 35 unemployed Finnish stonecutters helped an eccentric millionaire indulge his whim
Edward Hopper’s ‘Cape Ann Granite’
Psychological tension and feeling of isolation in Cape Ann’s rocks
Walter Manninen: The Collector
What happens when “the son of a Gloucester plumber” amasses a prominent art collection?
When #wfh Stops Working
The pandemic magnified the problem — and now a Rockport couple is delivering the solution to Cape Ann
Marsden Hartley’s Dogtown Obsession
The haunting, primal landscape that resonated with his metaphysical soul
Ken Riaf Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Lawyer. Artist. Teacher. Playwright. Agent. Ken Riaf is Gloucester’s renaissance man.