Ox-Bow exhibit 2010 exhibit

Archive

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Ox-Bow exhibit 2010 exhibit

Entry/Object ID

2022.50.04

Scope and Content

Digital photos and documents from the 2010 SDHS museum exhibit "A Place Called Ox-Bow." Seven CDs with photos of the exhibit, docent orientation, construction, ceramic sculptures by Saugatuck High School art students for the garden and the opening party, exhibit graphic panels and photo-pools used to select exhibit images.

Context

The first exhibition of the history of America’s longest existing art colony/school. The Ox-Bow Summer School at Saugatuck was founded by rebellious artists from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1910. The exhibit featured work from French plein air painting to American abstraction, Ox-Bow’s artists and its social scene, and ceramic garden sculptures by Saugatuck High School art students.

Collection

SDHC Exhibits, SDHS/SDHC general, 1910 Ox-Bow

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2022.50

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

5 in

Location

Box

119 E CDs SDHC Book/Exhibit production 2

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ox-Bow/Summer School of Art

Create Date

July 5, 2022

Update Date

August 21, 2025