Museum Collection

The Rockport Art Association & Museum Collection represents over a century of historic Cape Ann art. With works by our founders, including Aldro T. Hibbard, William Lester Stevens, and Antonio Cirino; by influential early artist members like Emile Gruppé, Marguerite S. Pearson, and Theresa Bernstein; and by world-renowned artists who painted on Cape Ann, such as Childe Hassam, Leon Kroll, and Eric Hudson, the Collection comprises a treasure we are honored to steward and share. Visitors can view rotating exhibitions from the Collection in the Stow Wengenroth Gallery all season long.

We seek to preserve, promote, and enhance our Museum Collection through careful curation and attention to our mission, values, and vision going forward. Our Curator and Museum Committee meet regularly to discuss restoration needs, identify gaps in the Collection, and design exhibits offering our visitors enjoyable, meaningful experiences. We are grateful for donations to the Museum Fund, which help us restore, acquire, and show these beautiful works.

Current Exhibition: Selections from the Town of Rockport Collection

Saturday, October 25 – Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Featured

Gifford Beal (1879-1956)
Wingaersheek Beach
Watercolor, 20 × 26 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Reynolds Beal (1867-1951)
Sailboats
Watercolor, 22.5 × 29.5 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Harrison Cady (1877-1970)
Motif #1
Oil & Ink, 25.5 × 27.5 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Jon Corbino (1905-1964)
View from Pigeon Hill
Oil, 24 × 30 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Al Czerepak (1928-1986)
Moby Dick
Wood Sculpture, 11 × 36.5 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

H. Boylston Dummer (1878-1945)
The Old Wood Road
Oil on Board, 16 × 20 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Emile Gruppé (1896-1978)
Wingaersheek Beach
Oil, 33 × 28.5 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Virginia Gruppé (1907-1980)
Bearskin Neck, Water View
Watercolor, 24 × 30 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Sam Hershey (1904-1987)
Winter
Oil, 36 × 42 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Lester Hornby (1882-1956)
Motif #1
Oil, 13.5 × 17.5 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Harry Leith-Ross (1886-1973)
The Roof Painter
Watercolor, 17.5 × 21.5 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Wayne Morrell (1923-2013)
Front Beach
Oil, 16 × 20 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Morris Hall Pancoast (1877-1963)
Pigeon Cove
Oil on Board, 13.5 × 15.5 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Marian Sloane (1876-1954)
A Little Harbor
Oil, 27.5 × 39.4 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

W. Lester Stevens (1888-1969)
Quarry, Gift of Class of 1938
Oil, 37.5 × 37.5 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Peter Vincent (1946-2012)
Dockside Dory with Two Figures
Ballpoint Pen, 22 × 25 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Esther Williams (1907-1969)
Floral Basket
Oil, 25 × 27.5 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Stanley Woodward (1890-1970)
Sailboat Race
Oil, 33 × 41 in.
On Loan from the Town of Rockport Collection

Highlights from the RAA&M Collection

Featured

Agnes Richmond, (1870–1964)

Portrait of Charles Kaelin
oil, 25 x 30 in

Antonio Cirino (1888–1983)

Still Life, Peonies
oil on canvas

Antonio Cirino (1888–1983)

Harbor Scene
oil on canvas board

Aldro Hibbard (1886–1972)

Hills of Belmont in Winter
oil

Thomas R. Curtin (1899–1977)

Winter Stream
oil on canvas mounted on beaver board

Ken Gore (1911–1985)

Autumn Day
oil on canvas board

Antonio Cirino (1888–1983)

Main Street Winter: Skiers
oil on board

Harrison Cady (1877–1970)

Harbor Scene
oil on board

Yarnall Abbott (1870–1938)

Main Street, Rockport
oil on canvas

Theresa Bernstein (1895–2002)

Once Upon A Time
oil on canvas

John A. Cook (1870–1936)

A Beach, Gloucester
watercolor

Bernard Corey (1914–2000)

December in Rockport
oil on board

Jacob Greenleaf (1887–1968)

Sugar House
oil on linen

Charles Gruppé (1860–1940)

Mending Nets
oil on canvas

Mildred C. Jones (1899–1992)

Sunflowers
oil on canvas

Emile A. Gruppé (1896–1978)

Gloucester Harbor
oil on canvas

Aldro Hibbard (1886-1972)

South Londonderry, Vermont
oil on canvas

Aldro Hibbard (1886–1972)

Rockport, Front Beach
oil on board, 13 x 15.25 in

Childe Hassam (1859–1935)

Rockport, Granite Pier
pastel, crayon, watercolor on paper

William Meyerowitz (1887–1981)

Red Horses
oil on canvas board

Frederick Mulhaupt (1871-1938)

Gloucester Harbor, Winter
oil on canvas, 12 x 16 in

Parker S. Perkins (1875–1949)

Surf II
oil on linen

Bertha Menzler Peyton (1871–1947)

Autumn Glory, East Main Street Gloucester
watercolor on paper, 18 x 24 in

Harold Rotenberg (1906–2011)

Corsician Town
oil on board

Zygmund Jankowski (1925–2009)

Chunky Boats
oil on canvas

Marian Parkhurst Sloane (1876–1954)

Barnstable, MA
oil on board

William Lester Stevens (1888–1969)

Rockport Quarry Pool
oil on canvas

Paul Strisik (1918–1998)

Oriental Silk
oil, 16 x 20 in

Paul Strisik (1918–1998)

Thacher Island
oil, 10 x 20 in

Anthony Thieme (1888–1954)

Upper Main Street, Rockport
oil on canvas

Featured

Harry Aiken Vincent (1864–1931)

Fall Landscape
oil

Stow Wengenroth (1906–1978)

Sundown, Annisquam, December 1973
lithograph

Stanley W. Woodward (1890–1970)

The Red Barn
oil on canvas

Aldro Hibbard (1886-1972)

Rockport in Autumn
oil