Description:
Nonfiction Book of the Year, 2025 Book Awards at IPNE
Gold Medal, 2025 Book Awards at IPNE - Coffee Table/Art Book
Bronze Medal, 2025 IPPY Award for US Northeast - Best Regional Nonfiction
Finalist, 2025 Maine Literary Award for Excellence in Publishing
Glorious Penobscot Bay, on the coast of Maine, with its quaint mainland towns, bustling tourist centers, and island fishing villages, stands as the backdrop of daydreams. The bay's sheer beauty has attracted generation after generation of artists to its shores. For Art of Penobscot Bay, brothers David and Carl Little, well-known stewards of Maine art, have selected art and artists, from history and today, that celebrate the myriad of inlets, islands, coves, and peninsulas--the "nooks and corners" of the region. Above all, they sought out art infused with a remarkable representation of place by more than 120 artists who have embraced the area and its people. Art of Penobscot Bay includes artists from the 19th century through the 21st century, including Fitz Henry Lane, Waldo Peirce, Edward Hopper, William Zorach, John Marin, Emily Muir, Greta Van Campen, Alex Katz, Eric Hopkins, and Amy Peters Wood. Combined with text by the Little brothers, the art takes readers on a wondrous visual journey around, across, and through a breathtaking bay.
Review Quotes:
"An outstanding book, one that showcases both beautiful art and thoughtful design, one that succeeds admirably in celebrating the artistic heritage of Penobscot Bay. With a collection of paintings that offer a range of perspective. With pieces of such beauty and vibrance that each page is a heady experience. With interpretive text that perfectly complements the art. A book for those who already love the region, as well as for those about to discover it. A book for anyone with an interest in art history and for anyone with an affinity for watery places."
--The Book Awards at IPNE