Gloucester Harbor
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Gloucester, which was the first settlement on the North Shore of Massachusetts Bay, lies on the peninsula of Cape Ann, Massachusetts. It was a busy seaport known not only for its fishing industry, but also for its attraction to tourists and artists. In fact, by the third quarter of the nineteenth century, it had developed a reputation as a good place for artists to work. Homer spent the summer of 1873 in Gloucester, where he lived at the Atlantic Hotel. He spent his days sketching and made his first series of watercolors that summer.
Caption
Winslow Homer American, 1836–1910. Gloucester Harbor, 1873. Wood engraving, Image: 9 1/4 x 14 in. (23.5 x 35.6 cm) Sheet: 11 x 16 in. (27.9 x 40.6 cm) Frame: 16 3/4 x 22 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (42.5 x 57.8 x 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Harvey Isbitts, 1998.105.179. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.1998.105.179_bw.jpg)
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Not on view
Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
Gloucester Harbor
Date
1873
Medium
Wood engraving
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 9 1/4 x 14 in. (23.5 x 35.6 cm) Sheet: 11 x 16 in. (27.9 x 40.6 cm) Frame: 16 3/4 x 22 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (42.5 x 57.8 x 3.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Harvey Isbitts
Accession Number
1998.105.179
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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