ROBERT A. MCMURTRY DENNIS MA

MAYFLOWER BEACHES, 1976

Value: $200

Robert A. McMurtry's parents built a small cottage on Beach Street in 1945, full of life and good friends. Dennis became their homestead even after moving to Lincoln, MA. It was their playground and work place in the summer. They enjoyed its beauty, simple pleasures and their conversations with the local residents. McMurtry is sure these early years influenced his interest in the arts. He had the pleasure of working at the KayMar Gallery and Studio with Kay Berrien, Mitzi Peterson, David Grose, and Ric Howard producing silkscreened prints for New York. His uncle Arthur McMurtry was a well-known watercolorist also in Dennis. He went on to get his degree in graphic design and advertising at Mass College of Art. After serving his tour of duty in the Navy he established a graphic design studio and gallery in Dennis for 10 years including working as staff photographer for the Cape Playhouse. He also worked 8 years as a designer for Digital (DEC) and then 15 years for the HayGroup providing key visuals for international work with Fortune 500 companies, later retiring to Dennis with his wife. McMurtry's photography has always been about capturing and sharing the beauty of the Cape and places he has visited. He offers these photos from past and present hoping they'll bring others the same pleasure that drew him to Dennis so many years ago.

Medium: Black & White darkroom photography

Unframed: 19" x 13"

Framed: 26" x 20"