Looking for Earle–and finding Hawthorne and Hensche–is a selection of paintings by Earle Pilgrim (1923-76).

Earle Pilgrim lived and worked in Provincetown from 1951-54, studying with Henry Hensche, and taught jewelry making in the Truro Adult Vocational Classes. During this time, he operated Earle Pilgrim Jewelry at 393 Commercial Street. The paintings and jewelry will be on view during October in the Anne H. Brock Community Room with examples of Pilgrim’s jewelry will be on display in the main library’s display case.

The Lily and Earle M. Pilgrim Art Foundation promotes the visual art of the African diaspora, an appreciation of artists who lack public recognition, and public access to art through best practices in preservation and placement of culturally important artworks. The Foundation is dedicated to Earle Montrose Pilgrim, a Black Atlantic artist whose family came from Barbados to New York City at the end of the 19th century, and is led by Peter Stebbins.

Peter Stebbins is the custodian of the private studio-based collection of artwork created by David Bethuel Jamieson, which he has stewarded since the artist’s death from AIDS-related causes in 1992; and the President of the Lily and Earle M. Pilgrim Art Foundation.