1987Sawyer Free Library’s loaned its Fitz Henry Lane painting to the National Gallery of Art.Arts and Culture, Cultural Institutions, Art

Fitz Henry Lane, View of Gloucester from “Brookbank,” the Sawyer Homestead, 1856, Oil on canvas, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pa. Acquired through the generosity of the Sarah Mellon Scaife Family.

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The library’s painting was of the Sawyer homestead. The exhibition, Paintings by Fitz Hugh Lane, was held from May 15 through September 5, 1988.

Fitz Henry Lane | Exhibition: 1988 National Gallery of Art. https://fitzhenrylaneonline.org/exhibitions/entry.php?id=701.

Other Events

1986
The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) implemented the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
1986
The first Blackburn Challenge Race took place.
1987
The Fishermen's Institute was incorporated at their new location on Main Street.
1987
Annisquam Harbor and Eastern Point Light Stations were included in the National Register of Historic Places.

1987Sawyer Free Library’s loaned its Fitz Henry Lane painting to the National Gallery of Art.Arts and Culture, Cultural Institutions, Art

Other Events

The New England Fishery Management Council (NEFMC) implemented the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

The first Blackburn Challenge Race took place.

The Fishermen's Institute was incorporated at their new location on Main Street.

Annisquam Harbor and Eastern Point Light Stations were included in the National Register of Historic Places.