Cape Ann Historical Association: Special Exhibits & Programs

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Fitz Henry Lane, Salt Island, 1859, oil on canvas. Collection of the Cape Ann Historical Museum.
Curated by noted Lane expert John Wilmerding, this exhibition will explore the artistic relationship between Lane and his most famous student and sometime collaborator, Mary Mellen. Seldom seen drawings, part of the Museum's more than 100 works on paper by Lane, will also be on display in an adjacent gallery. Accompanying the exhibition is a 112 page hardcover catalogue, which includes an essay by Wilmerding and more than 90full color images. A lecture series and related programs are scheduled for this special exhibition. The exhibition is funded in part thanks to the generous support ofGorton’s Seafood, Cape Ann Savings Bank and the Terra Foundation for American Art.
The exhibition will reopen at Spanierman Gallery in NYC on October 4, 2007.
Gallery Tours:Lane/Mellen gallery tours given by Museum staff will be offered on Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. and on Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. throughout the exhibit period.

Also on exhibit:
Paul Strisik, N.A. (1918-1998): Still Life Paintings

Features the still life paintings of Paul Strisik, N.A., a Cape Ann artist and resident of Rockport from 1953. The exhibition runs through September 23.

Music at Eden's Edge: European Roots, American SeptemberSaturday, September 15 at 8:00 p.m.The region's resident chamber music ensemble will present a program celebrating the artistic coming of age in America. The program includes the Beethoven Archduke Trio and the American Works of Paine, Cowell, and Foote. Tickets are $22/person or $18/museum members, seniors, students.  To order tickets, call the Museum at.

Trails and Sails: A Weekend of Walks and WaterSaturday, September 29In conjunction with the Essex National Heritage Commission, the Museum will offer two free events on a first come, first served basis (no reservations accepted).  Please call the Museum for more information at.
11:00 a.m. The Art of Decoy Making with Bob BrophyOne of the country's premier woodcarvers will demonstrate the art of decoy making and talk about the history of his craft as it relates to Essex County.  Examples of his works as well as those by earlier decoy carvers will be on display.
2:00 p.m.  Tour of the White-Ellery House, circa 1704Part of the Museum's collection and located at the rotary at 244 Washington Street, this first period Massachusetts Bay framed house will be open for a special tour.