It was on Cape Ann that artist Edward Hopper (1882-1967) began painting the iconic watercolor landscapes and houses that launched his success. Exactly 100 years after his pivotal trip to Gloucester, the Cape Ann Museum is featuring Edward Hopper & Cape Ann: Illuminating an American Landscape a once-in-a generation exhibition offering a fresh look at one of America’s best-known artists and the crucial period that profoundly shaped his art and his life. We’ll enjoy a tour of this exhibition that details the significant story of Hopper’s years in and around Gloucester, Massachusetts—a time and place that imbued Hopper’s paintings with a clarity and purpose that had eluded his earlier work. The Cape Ann Museum features seven main galleries and five ancillary ones, each exploring a particular aspect of the region’s history and culture through permanent and special exhibitions.
Following our group lunch at a local restaurant, we’ll visit Hammond Castle, a medieval-style castle built between 1926 and 1929 by eccentric American inventor John Hays Hammond Jr. Its major architectural elements include doorways, archways, windows, decorative surfaces, alcoves, fireplaces, and even entire facades of medieval shops and dwellings. It was conceived and erected to incorporate Hammond’s private collection of original European artifacts. He personally selected the items and directed his architectural firm to incorporate them within a structure using locally sourced materials.
Guide: Jeanne Fontaine
Wednesday, October 11
Depart: 7:30 am; return: 5 pm
Includes admissions and special exhibit, lunch, bus travel and driver tip
Register by October 2!
Image courtesy of the Glass House & Garden
