Don Gorvett

Don Gorvett

Portsmouth, NH , Gloucester, MA

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Moonlight Memory, Harbor Cove 16/21 by Don Gorvett Image: A premium mahogany frame with rag mat and museum glass made by Caleb Ruel of Hershey Framers in Rockport, MA. The signature and the edition number are on the front. The title, the artist's signature, and the edition number are on the back.
A premium mahogany frame with rag mat and museum glass made by Caleb Ruel of Hershey Framers in Rockport, MA. The signature and the edition number are on the front. The title, the artist's signature, and the edition number are on the back.
  • Don Gorvett
  • Moonlight Memory, Harbor Cove, 2021
  • Reduction woodcut
  • 29 x 47.25 in
  • Framed: 37 x 47.5 in
  • Edition 16/21
  • Signature: The signature and the edition number are on the front. On the back are the title, the artist's signature, and the edition number.
  • Sold
  • From Moonlight Memory, Harbor Cove
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The Harbor Cove is part of the inner harbor in Gloucester, MA. The Cove is geographically snug and well-protected from the rough seas. A depiction of Harbor Cove by painter Fitz Henry Lane, circa 1860, showed a pastoral and peaceful inlet with a fort on a distant hill. With rapid population growth and the building of the railroad line, Gloucester became a bustling fishing city. Soon Harbor Cove was cramped with spar yards, coal pockets, ice houses, and fish processing plants. Today Harbor Cove has once again become a quieter place due to declining fish stocks.

Fisherman's Wharf, identified by the Texaco sign, has long since disappeared. The cannery is now the Gloucester House Restaurant. Old City Hall still stands as a bright ornament above the city. Retired fishing draggers sit against collapsing wharves. This woodcut is a reminder of my experiences while living in the vibrant Cove during the 1970s. Despite the fishing industry's decline, one's memory remains undisturbed.

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