1932Artists Mark Rothko (1903-1970), Barnett Newman (1905-1970), and Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974) visited Milton and Sally Michel Avery in Gloucester.Arts and Culture, Art

Consuelo Kanaga, Mark Rothko, 1951, Gelatin silver print, Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Wallace B. Putnam from the Estate of Consuelo Kanaga, https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/164835

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The three admired the Averys, introduced their artist friends, and joined them during their Gloucester summers. Rothko visited again in 1934. Michel said they all followed Avery’s work as a beacon. They rented spaces close to each other and generally kept themselves separate from the local Gloucester art community.

Breslin, James E. B., Mark Rothko: A Biography, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1993.

Other Events

1932
Artist Erma Wheeler (1915-2005) and her family started coming to Rockport.
1932
The artist Frederick Mulhapt occupied his final studio in Gloucester at 47 Rocky Neck Avenue overlooking Smith Cove until his death in 1938.
1932
Stuart Davis painted a mural in his studio in the former Bradford Building on Main Street in Gloucester, for the men’s room at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.
1932
Roger Babson donated 1156 acres of land in Dogtown to the City and created the Babson Reservoir.

1932Artists Mark Rothko (1903-1970), Barnett Newman (1905-1970), and Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974) visited Milton and Sally Michel Avery in Gloucester.Arts and Culture, Art

Other Events

Artist Erma Wheeler (1915-2005) and her family started coming to Rockport.

The artist Frederick Mulhapt occupied his final studio in Gloucester at 47 Rocky Neck Avenue overlooking Smith Cove until his death in 1938.

Stuart Davis painted a mural in his studio in the former Bradford Building on Main Street in Gloucester, for the men’s room at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.

Roger Babson donated 1156 acres of land in Dogtown to the City and created the Babson Reservoir.