Art and Culture

Mary King Longfellow paints Monhegan
The niece of famed American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an early if not the first female artist to paint this island off the Maine coast

Stonington’s “Bookmark Lady” Was a Relentless Artist
Evelyn Kok, who never sought fame, entertained windjammer passengers and other visitors to her seaside gallery with her wide range of drawings, paintings, and music

Krisanne Baker and the Sea
An artist and a snorkeler, Baker is also a snorkeling artist.

David Etnier’s Sense of Place and People
As photographer and legislator, David Etnier helped preserve Maine’s working waterfront.

Daniel Low: Eastport’s Ingenious Architect
During Maine’s first decade of statehood, many towns had their own architect-builders who combined building practices with a knowledge of published builders’ guides.

Jeffery Becton’s Invented Worlds
This Deer Isle photographer uses digital means to explore “the edges of realism.”

Good Reads 185
Books about nature, pirates, rowing, and lobstering women

Fighter Pilot, Professor, Painter
The Port Clyde painter Robert Hamilton taught art for many years, while painting his own fantastic, mysterious canvases

Joshua and Susan Adam Share a Passion for Place
Artist couple Susan and Joshua Adam bring different perspectives to the Maine landscape.

Books to Entertain
Books to entertain