Motif No 1 - Rockport, MA
N 42° 39.560 W 070° 36.903
19T E 367633 N 4724249
Motif #1 the red fishing shack that is the most recognizable building in Rockport, MA.
Waymark Code: WM5R5T
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 02/05/2009
Views: 18
Rockport,s trade mark is the red fishing shack on Bearskin Neck Warf. "Motif #1" is recognized all over the world due to the inumarable paintings and prints. America's most-painted building received its name in an impulsive exclamation by Lester Hornby. This illustrator and etcher taught in Paris in the winter; his pupils, in the French manner, drew certain standard subjects or motifs.
During his summer seasons in Rockport, Hornby noted that many pupils chose the venerable, dilapidated shed on the edge of the inner harbor. Its prominence and its simple but interesting proportions made it a natural model for sketches and paintings, good and bad. One day when a student brought for criticism a pencil drawing of the house, Hornby exclaimed, "What-Motif No 1 again!" It has been that ever since."
Info taken from the website mentioned below.
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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