In the world of true crime, Fall River, Mass. is known for Lizzie Borden, but another murder 60 years earlier captivated New England. Kate Winkler Dawson tells the story in The Sinners All Bow.

So, it was in the summer of 1935, and continuing for the following eight years, that Avery (1885-1965), made his annual pilgrimage to Vermont. The art resulting from or influenced by these treks are ...