Norma Belle Kroes at Ox-Bow 1912-13

Archive

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Norma Belle Kroes at Ox-Bow 1912-13

Entry/Object ID

2023.06.08

Scope and Content

Letter and five photocopies of photo album pages from Carrie Kelbe of Sugar Grove, Illinois. Ms. Kelbe's great aunt was Norma B. Kroes who took Summer School of Painting classes when the institution that would become Ox-Bow was located at the Park House in Saugatuck. The 2009 letter from Ms. Kelbe to Melissa and Toni, then proprietors of the Park House B&B, tells about Norma's life. Also included is a photocopy of page 34 of Judy Bowman Anthrop's book "A Portrait of Ox-Bow" with a correction to Ms. Kroes' name.

Context

Insights into Ox-Bow's early students and classes.

Collection

1910 Ox-Bow

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.06

Source or Donor

Found in the SDHS/SDHC collection

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Location

Box

026 Ox-Bow School of Art

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

888 Holland/Park House/Clover's Waffle House/H.D. Moore residence

Create Date

February 22, 2023

Update Date

February 22, 2023