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Katharine Cornell must be rolling over in her grave. Cornell, a star of theatrical performances during the 20th century and a seasonal resident of the Island, was the benefactor for the Katharine Cornell Theater, which is located on the second floor of Tisbury Town Hall. She also commissioned the majestic Stan Murphy murals inside on […]
Last Thursday was unusual: a bank robbery, Jay Langemann’s sculptures riding the ferry, and heading off Island for the holidays. I began writing the town column in May of 2014 and 410 or more columns later, or eight and a half years later, I’m passing the column torch on to someone I think most year-round […]
When Stan Murphy died in 2003, the Island lost not only a brilliant artist, but also a well-loved longtime member of the community who immersed himself in Vineyard life. Throughout his illustrious career, Murphy captured many aspects of the Island — from landscapes and flowers to portraits of local farmers and fishermen, to commissions of […]
Stan Murphy was renowned as a premiere and well-respected Island artist. The current exhibition at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum is an overview of his life and art, celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth. He was an enigma to me when I first saw his work and met him after I moved to West Tisbury […]
Having a renowned painter as your father and a writer as your mother, one is bound to develop an interest in the arts. That’s Laura Murphy’s story. Her father, Stan Murphy, was one of the Island’s premier artists in his day (his work is still highly collectible), while her mother Polly was a poet and […]