Kalamazoo Riverfront

Painting

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Kalamazoo Riverfront

Entry/Object ID

2018.13.12

Description

Watercolor landscape with vertical orientation depicting riverside scene from west shore towards Saugatuck through trees with Big Pavilion and Tourist Home Hotel in background.

Type of Painting

On paper

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Watercolor

Collection

Artworks

Cataloged By

Gollannek, Eric 1975-

Acquisition

Accession

2018.13

Source or Donor

Carls, Ken

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist

Larson, Ellen

Date made

1930 - 1960

Notes

Technique: Watercolor

Lexicon

Search Terms

Kalamazoo River, Tourist Home Hotel, Big Pavilion

Dimensions

Height

16 in

Width

13 in

Location

Shelf

AC bay 22 small works

Room

Art Conservation Room

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Larson, Ellen

Interpretative Labels

Label

From “Keeping an Eye on History” at the OSH 2018 Kalamazoo Riverfront Ellen Larson watercolor on paper, no date the story | This riverside scene from the west shore of Saugatuck looks out towards the Tourist Home Hotel. The Big Pavilion looms large in the distance. Foreground enhance the perspective by making the distant manmade landscape secondary to the foliage. the artist | Little is known about the artist. SDHC would welcome information about Ms. Larson from viewers of this exhibition. SDHC Collection, gift of Kenneth R. Carls and James A. Schmiechen Accession number 2018.13.12

General Notes

Note

Status Date: 2018-06-13

Create Date

June 13, 2018

Update Date

September 2, 2024