Old Dance Pavilion

Painting

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Old Dance Pavilion

Entry/Object ID

2023.59.02

Tags

Collecting the Art Coast

Description

View of Saugatuck's Mt. Baldhead Hotel, Big Pavilion and water crafts from across the Kalamazoo River. Wild flowers in the foreground. Professionally framed with black and white mats and .75 wooden frame. Backed with black paper and notation "Old Dance Pavilion, Kalamazoo at Saugatuck (Signed by Martha Hartman, 8/23/90)"

Type of Painting

On paper

Artwork Details

Medium

Watercolor

Context

The painting was acquired from the Kit and Art Lane estate.

Collection

Artworks

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.59

Source or Donor

Lakeshore Event Center/Tressa Mills

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist

Hartman, Martha 1922-2017

Date made

1990

Dimensions

Dimension Description

including frame

Height

26 in

Width

32 in

Location

Shelf

AC bay 06

Room

Art Conservation Room

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Big Pavilion 1909-1960, Mt. Baldhead Hotel 1933-1959/Tourists' Home 1901

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Kalamazoo River

General Notes

Note

2023 auction description: 1990 Watercolor by Martha Hartman (1922-2017). Signed "Hartman." Note on reverse, "Old Dance Pavillion, Kalamazoo at Saugatuck (Signed by Martha Hartman, 8/23/90)" Approx. 26"X32" OA; 18"x23" SS. Piece has not been removed from frame for examination. Part of a Saugatuck/Douglas Art Collection.

Create Date

December 18, 2023

Update Date

July 9, 2025