Coffee & Conversations: Gabrielle de Veaux Clements

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Thursday, December 11, 2025
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Carlson Education Center, CAM Green
13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA
CAM Members Free, Non-Members $5
Registration required as space is limited

Join us for a deep dive into a single piece from the Collection with a CAM Docent, Tobi Klein. Begin with conversation, a short presentation and complimentary coffee at the Carlson Center, then move to the James Center to view the original. 

Gabrielle de Veaux Clements was a pioneering American artist whose legacy is deeply woven into the cultural fabric of Cape Ann. Trained in Philadelphia and Paris, Clements was a master of etching, mural painting, and aquatint, and she brought her refined techniques to Gloucester in the 1880s. Alongside her lifelong friend and fellow artist Ellen Day Hale, she helped establish Folly Cove as a vibrant artist enclave, mentoring younger creatives and contributing to the region’s artistic identity. Her works—ranging from intimate harbor scenes to monumental public murals—reflect both technical brilliance and a profound connection to place. Join us as we explore how Clements’ summers on Cape Ann shaped her career and helped define a generation of women artists in American art history. 

This program will repeat December 11.

Image Credit: Gabrielle de Veaux Clements (1858-1948), The Derrick, 1884, etching on paper. Collection of the Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, MA. Gift of Harold and Betty Bell, 1999 [1999.037.01].