Name/Title
PaintingEntry/Object ID
2022.0209.0001Tags
Local ArtistDescription
14" x 20" water color painting of what is believed to be bridge of Silver Creek by Elsie Nelson Gransee.Context
The artist who made these paintings was from Milltown, Wisconsin. The 1940 United States census shows that she worked as an art teacher and had at least a bachelor's degree. She married Orville Gransee (1914-1974) in 1937. He was a native of Rosendale, graduated from Ripon High School, and attended Ripon College. The Gransees eventually settled in California. Both are buried locally in
the Rosendale Cemetery.Collection
ArtAcquisition
Accession
2022.0209Source or Donor
unknownMade/Created
Artist
Gransee, Elsie NelsonDate made
circa 1930Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PaintingNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Local artist, Watercolor Painting