Portrait of Jay Myers

Oil painting of a man in a colorful impressionistic style

Oil painting of a man in a colorful impressionistic style

Name/Title

Portrait of Jay Myers

Entry/Object ID

2009.53.03

Description

Uintah Knight Shippen, "Portrait of Jay Myers" c. 1920 - Oil on canvas, framed. Mr. Myers, wearing a brimmed hat, white shirt, green suspenders and brown trousers, sits in a brow boat or near the water's edge.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Person

Myers, Jay D. 1856-1928

Context

This portrait is typical of a class assignment piece done for Fredrick Fursman's painting class at the Ox-Bow. Fursman used Myers (and other "locals") to model for his own work as well as for his student classes at the art colony. In real life, Myers ran the chain ferry between the west and east banks of the Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck.

Collection

Artworks, 1850 Chain ferries and landings/stores

Cataloged By

Kutzel, Ken

Acquisition

Accession

2009.53

Source or Donor

Laingen, Penelope "Penne" (Babcock)

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist

Shippen, Uintah Knight

Date made

circa 1920

Lexicon

Search Terms

Portrait, Oil, Painting, Jan Meyer, Ox-Bow, Shippen, Uintah Knight

Dimensions

Height

20-1/2 in

Width

17-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

23.25 High x 20.5 Wide Frame Size: 23.25h x 20.5w Image Size: 20.5h x 17.5w

Location

Shelf

AC bay 07

Room

Art Conservation Room

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Overall Condition

Poor

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Myers, Jay D. 1856-1928

Person or Organization

132 Mason/'Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe/Model Laundry/Metzger Building

Person or Organization

Shippen, Uintah Knight

General Notes

Note

image of man with green suspenders Status By: Ken Kutzel Status Date: 2009-11-23

Create Date

November 23, 2009

Update Date

September 5, 2024