Woman in the Ochre Sweater at Ox-Bow

Name/Title

Woman in the Ochre Sweater at Ox-Bow

Entry/Object ID

2024.04.29

Description

Digital reproduction of a painting by Elsa Ulbricht that belongs to the Saugatuck Woman's Club. The reproduction is printed on canvas and mounted on stretchers for display in the SDHC's museum exhibit "Then and Now" 2019-2021. The painting depicts a model, dressed in a greenish-yellow shirt and red trousers sitting on a chaise lounge in the meadow. The Ox-Bow Inn and cottages are visible in the distance.

Type of Print

Digital Print

Collection

Artworks

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2024.04

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Dimensions

Height

18 in

Width

24 in

Location

Shelf

AC bay 02

Room

Art Conservation Room

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Saugatuck Woman's Club 1904-present, Ulbricht, Elsa 1885-1980, Ox-Bow/Summer School of Art

Interpretative Labels

Label

The Woman in the Ochre Sweater Elsa Ulbricht (1885-1980) Ulbricht was an important founding artist at the Summer School of Painting in Saugatuck, known today as Ox-Bow. She was school director from 1947 to 1958 and again in 1964. Painted in the Ox-Bow meadow, The Red and the Hot Dog Stand cottages and the Inn — all still standing today — are visible in the background. Reproduction canvas. Original painting is on display at the Saugatuck Woman’s Club, 303 Butler Street, Saugatuck. To view more local art, visit the 2nd floor gallery at the SDHC’s Old School House, 130 Center St., in nearby Douglas, Michigan.

Create Date

July 7, 2024

Update Date

September 2, 2024