Fishing Shanty

Painting

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Oil painting of the fishing shanty

Oil painting of the fishing shanty

Name/Title

Fishing Shanty

Entry/Object ID

2021.06.01

Tags

Collecting the Art Coast

Description

Representational landscape of a weathered, gray fish shanty with docks, shed and net reel, all beside the Kalamazoo River.

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject

Saugatuck fishing shanty and net reel

Collection

Nautical, 1845 Fishing, commercial, Artworks

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2021.06

Source or Donor

Demerest, David 1953-, Hebert, Marilyn, Demerest, Marvin Eugene "Demmy" 1928-2020

Acquisition Method

Donation

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

lower right corner

Transcription

Ken Bore or Ken Bure

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

14 in

Location

Shelf

AC bay 22 small works

Room

Art Conservation Room

General Notes

Note

No marks on back. Masonite panel held in 1" wood frame by nails.

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

According to David Demerest, the painting depicts the Demerest shanty when it was at the Sewers fishery by Culver Street. According to Marilyn Hebert, the painting never hung in the Demerest shanty -- the place was too wet with fish guts and scales everywhere. Demmy was given the painting, mostly likely from Rube Sewers. According to Erwin (Bud) Sewers, the shanty was most like moved "during World War II" when the Sewers brothers split the business because of some dispute. This would suggest the painting was created prior to the 1940s.

Create Date

February 17, 2021

Update Date

April 30, 2025