Rockport Motif No.1

05/20/2022

Learn how and when when Gloucester was upended and outdone by Rockport. PM
me if you would like to attend the zoomtalk.

05/14/2020

"Why should I be standing in line, just waiting for bread?" (I created this video to convey what Chicago was like in 1933, and their hopes for the 1933 World's Fair. It was into this culture, that the American Legion Float from Rockport MA, sailed into its place in American History -Les Bartlett)

An overview of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair

05/13/2020

"Light is the beginning of all things." Follow me along through this weekend as I reveal how the Rockport Art Association was forever changed by the Chicago World's Fair of 1933 - 1934. SATURDAY : I will premiere a new film on the Motif No.1 float at the Fair - including rare -never before seen - film footage of the Float on parade. And then I'll continue Monday with Studio 1623 with an interview laying out artist response to the World Fair event.

05/12/2020

In this virtual of vital days, the 1933 seagull stilll remains (from the American Legion Float that went to the Chicago World's Fair)

05/06/2020

Front Page of the Gloucester Daily Times (and Cape Ann Advertiser) Thursday, September 21, 1933 - "Rockport's Contribution to Legion Convention Will Depict Atmosphere of Seaport Town."

04/01/2020

Best Float in Parade, American Legion National Convention, Chicago 1933.

Best Float in Parade, American Legion National Convention, Chicago 1933.

11/30/2019

I'll be at the Sandy Bay Historical Society & Museums Open House, Dec.1 3pm - 5pm (40 King Street).
Check your speed and knowledge of Rockport History

11/23/2019

Holiday Open House at the Sandy Bay Historical Society! Dec 1, 3pm - 5pm

05/22/2019

https://instagram.com/p/BxwuAlpHmCC/

05/17/2019

October 1, 1933. The Rockport American Legion Float at its berth alongside the Naval Pier in Chicago. One day before the Float parades into history. (Photo and caption from Chicago Tribune October 1, 1933)