Anthony J. Marolda

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The Manufactory, a set of red, wooden buildings on the east side of Gloucester Harbor, has stood there since 1863. It was owned by Tarr and Wonson, a manufacturer of copper paint used for the bottoms of the Schooners to inhibit the growth of barnacles.

The oil painting above was done several years ago. I got up early one morning to see the harbor with its first light. This is the view from the end of the State Fish Pier. There were sailboats moored closeby. For the painting, I made them classic, wooden sloops. The Manufactory can be seen on the left side. Ten Pound Island, with its lighthouse, can be seen on the horizon. It is in the outer harbor.

The oil painting to the right was based on a photograph taken at the turn of the twentieth century by Herman Spooner. It shows the Joe Call, a local tug boat, dropping its tow of an engineless schooner that was headed out of Gloucester Harbor to the Grand Banks. Part of the Manufactory can be seen in the lower left.