On summer days the picturesque harbor town of
Provincetown, Mass., at the tip of Cape Cod, is
pungent with salt air ond artists' oils. "P-Town",
as Cape Codders, natives and visitors alike call
it, is as well known for its fishing as it is for
the oil-daubed canvases which can be seen every
where ? in quaint little studios, on the beaches
and beside fish shanties and piers.
Provincetown's fame as an art colony started
about the turn of the century when Charles W.
Hawthorne founded the Cape Cod School of Art.
He attracted students and fellow artists until by
the early 1920s the place was the artistic center
of the nation in the summer. Along with the artists
came writers. Together they founded the "Pro
vincetown Players" where such budding drama
tists as Eugene O'Neill first saw their plays
produced.
Today the community suffers growing pains.
The automobile and the paved highway and the
steamer from Boston 120 miles away have brought
an influx of tourists. Cabins line the dunes on
the highway leading to the town. But fishing and
the artists still remain the chief attractions.
SANDALS for the Provinc?town folk or* mad* by Monaika*/
t -?Duncan In hi* (hop. H? works outdoor* in good w*afh*r, >
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CERAMIC artist Aletha Rice takes vase out of oven where
it baked for two hours to glaze bright colors into the china.
SHIPS AND THE SAND ot Provincetown
furnish setting for Bonnie Phippenvy
Silver Springs, Md., art student, while ;
little Roger Hathaway looks on. In back
Bob Clark works on stern of small craft.
MODEL potts in studio directed by Kenneth Campbell and Giglio Dante. Dancing is also studied her*..
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)FfJO THE BEACH Wo day's work. th?s* artists lug lh?ir canvas** ond I org* Nttl through a narrow n?or woltAonl.
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* SUN-LIT BEACH is elostroom lor Harcy Eng?lv <?m mr, ond Kit ttudants. H? t?ach?s art at Indiana lf?y