Affectionately known as "Dean of the Cape Ann School," Frederick Mulhaupt was a native of Missouri and first came to Cape Ann in 1907. In 1922 he became a year round resident. Ten years later he purchased a studio on Rocky Neck.

During the Depression, Mulhaupt was one of several local artists to participate in WPA art projects and examples of murals he painted during this time still hang in Gloucester City Hall and the former High School on Dale Avenue.

An East Gloucester Wharf Artist: Frederick J. Mulhaupt Date of Work: c. 1926 Medium: Oil on canvas Accession Number: 2763 Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Harold N. Pike, 1991 Collections: Land and Seascapes     This work was done in East Gloucester, overlooking Smith Cove, on an autumn day. During the early 20th century, the neighborhood was home to the City's gill net fishermen whose nets are shown in Mulhaupt's work drying on their reels on the wharf in the foreground.

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