Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-18
ART IN A FISHING TOWN
Sailors and Artists Busy Lay
ing in Winter Store.
RUGGED, R0CK-B0UND COAST
Colony Of Westinghouse That Flock
to Gloucester Shore.
UBIQUITOUS PARAs0L PARADE
Imposing Moorland and Scenes at the
Wharves That Attract the y
Imaginative.
UBIQUITOUS PARAs0L PARADE

Wharves That Attract the y
Imaginative.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, August II, 1905.
Gloucester Is not only famous as fishing
village, but as q resort for artists. At no
other place have the painters congested as
here. When the fishermen are gathering
the harvest Of the sea the artists are indus
trtously laying in their own winter store.
There is no end Of subjects; no fear of the
available material being exhausted. In the
town itself are the homes of the fishermen.
quaint and simple. with their picturesque
flower gardens. On the water front are the
wharves and vessels. on to the right or
left is the ocean with its majestic rock
bound coast, and lying between lovely In
summer and gorgeous In autumn, are the
moors, bald and impressive. Here you will
come across a quiet little inland pond, reed
bordered and silent, and their an apple
orchard or bit of road shaded by giant
willows. No wonder Gloucester attracts
the artists and draws them year after year
to its haven.
Gloucester harbor Ia shaped somewhat
Hike a fish hook. and on the long END
chiefly have the artists made their homes.
Studios abound in East Gloucester. Each
hosiery has its quota, and among the cot
tages they are tucked away In considerable
numbers. Walking up the main road the
visitors eye Is caught by many signs, which
announce that this by-way or that leads to
the studio Of some well-remembered paint
er. Oftentimes they are given names
such as the Anchorage" the Sign OF the
Ship" the "Steerage'' and the 'Delphine"-
more or less nautical and appropriate. Ihere
Is also no end OF exhibltions. On Satur
days all the studios are thrown open and
a grand circuit Is made by the laymen or
the cottages and hotels, but between times
also individual exhibitions are held in the
ships, casino and public drawing rooms
which attract visitors and frequently bring
In fair returns. The notices of these are
posted not only in the hotels, but along the
avenue and 1t Is not an uncommon sight 10
sec an artist lacking up his or her own
announcement
If an artistic atmosphere is valuable
factor in production, then the output from
here should not lack merit for one must OF
necessity be STEPPED in 1t. There are pic
lures as we'll as painters everywhere. Tne
hotels are literally show rooms, the severai
artists leaving trophies Of their stay; and
If one Is not interested In the modes OF
picture making 1t would De Wen TO se haN
comes shop and rarely fails to be his most
absorbing interest.
Warmers Studio.
Washington is well represented in the
Gloucester art colony. Everett Warner has
a studio perched up on a hillock where
the trolley line turns from East Gloucester
toward Rocky Neck. A little way up the
road Miss Grace E. Atwater and Miss Les
lev Jackson are to be found, delightfully."-
located, and still farther on one will note
"Windover," the charming summer home
of Mr.. Parker Mann, who for many years
was most Intimately associated with local
art movements. Miss Alice Willoughby Is
at the Harbor View, and in the parlors OF
this rambling, unique hotel will be found
a collection of paintings which might be
ington painters. There are pictures not
only by Miss Atwater. Mr.. Warner and
Mr. Mann, but by DR.. Lane Mr.. Child, Mr..
Curtis and Miss Chapman.
Mr.. Warner has only been at Gloucester
about month, and the weather most OF
this time has been unfavorable for out-of-
door work, being almost continuously rainy
or foggy, but he has managed to get to-
gether quite a number of things, and on
Thursday held an exhibition In the casino
Of the Hawthorne Inn. He Is stu unde-
cided as to his winter plans-possibly he
may go abroad, possibly he may spend the
winter in New York Stopping at the latter
place on his way here from Washington re-
Gently he was allured anew by the street
scenes, and, in spite of the usual attendant
difficulties, made. in color, several spirited
sketches which will serve hereafter as val
liable data. Among the most interesting
Of his recent work Is an evening picture
Of schooners at a wharf and a little noe
turne showing the twinkling lights OF the
town mirrored in the quiet waters of the
harbor.
Specially Built for Them.
Miss Atwater and Miss Jackson have
rfo11U hull
for them by a kindly landlord. opposite
their place of abode-"The Delphine." 1t is
a single room, about 20 by Is feet in d.
mansions, with a peaked roof and we'll
proportioned windows. The walls of
matched boards and the exposed beams
and rafters have been stained green, ana
the two wooden settees and chairs nave
been colored to match. 1t Is quite simple,
quite workmanlike and very attractive. The
bad weather has been drawback to all
the artists, but Notwithstanding difncuitles
these painters seem to have gathered IN
goodly harvest. On the walls are grouped
the finished work, and collectively 1T makes
a most creditable showing. Though Miss
Atwater and Miss Jackson have been work.
ing together for number OF seasons ana
paint frequently the same themes, they
each preserve their own individuality and
make, year by year, definite progress. Miss
Jackson's work has gained OF late 9. little
more sentiment and Miss Atwater's greater
quality they share in common. On the
9th Of this month they held an informal
exhibition at Magnolia in the handcraft
shop and tea room. which is being con-
Quoted by Mrs. Selfridge and her daughter
Of Washington. Not only was 1t well at
tended, but genuinely successful.
October Harvest.
Mr.. Parker Mann looks upon September
and October as his harvest time. when the
moors deck themselves in many colors and
the sunshine sparkles with life. Then he
works out of doors from morning to night.
but at present he is resting. In connection
with his attractive and hospitable cottage
home he has built himself both work.
shop and a showroom. In the one he
paints or finishes his pictures; in the other
he exhibits them. Last winter Mr.. and
Mrs. Mann spent in England, and from
there Mr.. Mann brought home many en-
gaging canvases. The matched cottages,
which are 30 picturesque and yet SO rapidly
disappearing, he transcribed with much