1929Sculptor Charles Grafly died after being hit by a car in Gloucester.People and Communities, Arts and Culture, Notable People, Art

“Cape Ann Loses Noted Sculptor.” Gloucester Daily Times, Vol. 64 No. 13090, 6 May 1929, p. 1, https://sawyer.advantage-preservation.com/.

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Grafly was struck by a hit-and-run driver. On his deathbed, he asked his former student and sculptor Walker Hancock to succeed him as an instructor of sculpture at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

“Cape Ann Sculptors.” Northshore Magazine, 12 Apr. 2017, https://www.nshoremag.com/faces-places/cape-ann-sculptors/.

Other Events

1929
The Horribles Parade began in Riverdale.
1929
The Blacksmith Shop restaurant in Rockport opened, which served tourists and hired artists.
1929
Emile Gruppé (1896-1978) built a studio on Rocky Neck.
1929
Artist Anthony Thieme (1888-1954) visited Rockport and established the Thieme School of Art.

1929Sculptor Charles Grafly died after being hit by a car in Gloucester.People and Communities, Arts and Culture, Notable People, Art

Other Events

The Horribles Parade began in Riverdale.

The Blacksmith Shop restaurant in Rockport opened, which served tourists and hired artists.

Emile Gruppé (1896-1978) built a studio on Rocky Neck.

Artist Anthony Thieme (1888-1954) visited Rockport and established the Thieme School of Art.