Art and Culture

Governor Baxter and the Making of a Historian
Maine State Historian Earle Shettleworth explains how early encounters with Gov. Percival Baxter inspired his career.

Precisely Maine
Greta Van Campen and Mary Alice Treworgy practice a modern-day Precisionism in their paintings.

A Few Ideas for Winter Reading
From the bookshelf

Canine Quarters at Sea
Photographer Ruth Montgomery, Way Back When

Janice Anthony
A brilliant realist, the painter seeks out out-of-the-way places that speak to her sense of place.

The Bygone Era of the Prim & Proper Bathing Suit
A look at how people hit the beach in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Colin Page
Painter Colin Page captures light and life in color-filled canvases.

A Wide-Angle View of Maine as it Came of Age
A remarkable exhibition of lithographic landscapes of the Pine Tree State at Bowdoin College provides a panoramic record of Maine’s towns and cities.

David Graeme Baker
David Graeme Baker’s art explores the angst of youth.

Sarah Faragher
Painter Sarah Faragher relies on intuition—and the Maine landscape—in creating her canvases.