Rediscovered Portrait of New Bedford Woman Makes Its Way Home
A rediscovered portrait of a New Bedford woman born in 1917 is making its way back to the city. New Bedford Guide reported the story Aug. 28, 2026, under the headline "Lost Faces, Found Again: A New Bedford Portrait's Long Journey Home," detailing how the painting surfaced at New Bedfor…
NEW BEDFORD — A portrait of a woman born in New Bedford in 1917 has made its way back to the city, decades after surfacing at a Cove-area antique shop, New Bedford Guide reported today.
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New Bedford Guide reports "Lost Faces, Found Again: A New Bedford Portrait's Long Journey Home." A woman born in New Bedford in 1917 is the subject of a portrait that resurfaced at New Bedford Antiques at the Cove in 2023 and has since made its way back to the city, according to the outlet. (read it at https://www.newbedfordguide.com/lost-faces-found-again-new-bedford-portraits-long-journey-home/2026/08/28)
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