Cape Ann Historical Museum

27 Pleasant Street
Gloucester, MA, 01930
978-283-0455

URL : http://www.cape-ann.com/historical-museum

overview : Located in historic Gloucester, Massachusetts, the nation's oldest fishing port, this charming museum exhibits the largest collection of paintings (39) and drawings (100) by the master luminist painter Fitz Hugh Lane (1804-1865). - A native of Gloucester, Lane is now recognized as one of America's foremost maritime painters and one of the country's most significant nineteenth-century artists. - Managed by the Cape Ann Historical Association

collections : The museum's fine arts collection includes works by Winslow Homer, Maurice Prendergast, Milton Avery, John Sloan, Cecilia Beaux, Frank Duveneck, Leon Kroll, Paul Manship, and Walker Hancock.

topics : maritime, art, artists