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from Cora Bliss Taylor "Cody's World" exhibit, Aug 2019 at the OSH
Three Sailboats
c.1940s | Watercolor
Creator: Cora Bliss Taylor
Manipulation of color is the device used here to create an illusion of depth. The warm colors of the foreground keep the viewer removed from the actual scene. Three sailboats in neutral colors frame a view of Saugatuck. The background is comprised of cool colors which visually and strongly separate the foreground from the background. The use of negative space above the treeline creates the illusion of light.
Collection: Saugatuck-Douglas History Center
Gift of: Joan Lalley
Acc # 2006.06.03Label
Cora Bliss Taylor
Kalamazoo River and Tourist Home Hotel
c.1970s | watercolor
Notes: This image, using muted colors, is typical of many of the watercolors of Taylor at this time. She often painted scenes around Saugatuck, where she lived and taught.
Cora Bliss Taylor ran a school of painting in Saugatuck for many years, specializing in teaching art to children.
Collection: Saugatuck Douglas Historical SocietyLabel
CORA BLISS TAYLOR
RIVER SCENE
Sitting in what is now the garden of the Saugatuck-Douglas Museum in the historic pump house, Cora painted this view of the fish shanties and the Mount Baldhead Hotel across the river.
Collection: Saugatuck-Douglas History Center
[Label from HerStory exhibit, 2023-2024]