By — Jared Bowen, GBH Jared Bowen, GBH Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/exhibition-reveals-how-summers-by-the-sea-shaped-three-great-american-painters Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Throughout art history, artist circles have been fundamental to the evolution of the craft. A new exhibition in New England reveals how an artist triangle, three painters who would go down as 20th-century greats, shaped the course of their own careers while on summer retreats. Correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston takes us to Cape Ann for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Aug 06, 2026 By — Jared Bowen, GBH Jared Bowen, GBH