1943-2003William Hobart Sumner Jr.: Honored Friend and PhotographerPeople and Communities, Arts and Culture, Art, 400 Stories Project

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1943
Gordon Parks, the legendary African American photographer and the director of the 1971 movie Shaft, came to Gloucester on assignment for the Office of War Information to photograph the fishing community.
1943-1945
Milton Avery spent his final summers in Gloucester.
1944
Sculptor Paul Manship bought a 15-acre piece of land in Lanesville from the Rockport Granite Company after it sold, which included the two quarries Butman Pit and Canney's Quarrey.
1944
Frances Aiello founded the Mother of Grace Club during World War II.

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