Riverside Hotel

Painting

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Riverside Hotel

Entry/Object ID

2020.35.01

Tags

Collecting the Art Coast

Description

Traditional landscape with Shriver's Bend/the old harbor in the foreground and the Riverside Hotel in the distance

Type of Painting

Easel

Collection

Artworks

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2020.35

Source or Donor

Starring, Bruce, Starring, Marilyn

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Made/Created

Artist

Murphy, Joseph C.

Location

Shelf

AC bay 19

Room

Art Conservation Room

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ox-Bow Inn/Riverside Hotel/Shriver family home, Shriver's Bend

Interpretative Labels

Label

Joseph C. Murphy dates unknown Riverside Hotel, Saugatuck, Michigan 1915 | oil on canvas Notes: Very little is known about Joseph Murphy beyond the fact that he painted this view of the Riverside Hotel at Shriver’s Bend near the mouth of the Kalamazoo River. The hotel became Ox-Bow Inn, the main structure of the Summer School of Painting, commonly known as Ox-Bow. The painting, possibly done from an early postcard, represents a style of work that just predates the Impressionism brought from Europe to Saugatuck by the Summer School’s founders. Collection: Saugatuck Douglas History Center Gift of: Henry and Claradine Gleason Trust Accession: 2020.35.01

Create Date

October 8, 2023

Update Date

April 30, 2025