Catalog for the November, 2024 exhibition of the Folly Cove Designers at the School of Visual Arts in NYC.

Artist Susan Erony, her subjects are beauty and tragedy.

words and a picture for 2025

I have written the essay for the beautiful catalog, designed by Allen Bianchi of Maharam, for this exhibit at the School of Visual Arts, NYC. Image credit: Eino Natti, Gloucester, 1961, ink on fabric, Steele Family Collection

Vote with your hand on your heart like you did saying the pledge of allegiance in the first grade.

“the greatest talent of the brush of our generation.” - John Singer Sargent on Frank Duveneck.

I read the letter knowing how the story ends.

The 18th c. battle for religious freedom in Gloucester, MA that just may have impacted the U.S. Constitution.

Anna Coleman Ladd

North End Painting, by Heather Atwood

Frank Morton Rehn, maritime painter who summered in Magnolia, and shared materials with Edward Hopper.