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LETTER from the PUBLISHER
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
It's a great honor to share in this year’s guide the writings and artwork of two men who represent, for me, the true heart and soul of Provincetown. People who understand and appreciate it in all seasons. Even nicer, Salvatore Del Deo, the cover artist, and Dennis Minsky, the editorial contributor, enjoy a great friendship.
I met Salvatore some thirty years ago here in an etching class. He called me “Patrizia” and remarked upon my passion. But it was he who had the true spark that lit up that tiny dank basement in the Museum school years before its renovation.
I would later encounter his equally passionate wife, a phenomenon named Josephine, whose powers of persuasion contributed to the creation of the National Seashore and the new Provincetown Library, among so many town miracles.
Eventually I rented a tiny cottage on an unmarked dirt lane (we all liked it that way) and inherited a new neighbor, Dennis, an encyclopedia of flora and fauna and so much more. He was, among many vocations, a writer, a whale naturalist and the chairperson for open spaces on a local town committee. Now he is author of a lovely collection of stories culled from his many columns for The Provincetown Independent newspaper.
What both men possess, beyond a strong sense of humanity and intellectual curiosity through a philosophical lens, is a singular, unflappable love for this town—its people, its spirit, its history, its natural world. This year the Art Guide is pleased to present both men's skilled renderings in paint and in prose of this unique place we call home.
