Label
from “Michigan Dunes,” August 2018 at the OSH
Charles Bridgeman Vickery
1913 - 1998
Lupine and Birches
c. 1980 | oil on canvas
Born in LaGrange, Illinois, Vickery studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the American Academy of Fine Art. Though he did not live near a major body of water, Vickery did make weekly visits to Lake Michigan and became known for his ability to paint water, most notably, great sailing ships tossing against the elements of the sea. An intense focus on the elements of nature give Vickery’s paintings a rare sense of context and relationship.
Here, Vickery captures the play of light typical along the southern and eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Whitecapped waves seem slightly ominous behind the warm shadows in the foreground. Greys, present in the sky, hint at approaching dusk, or possibly, a coming squall.
While this location is unknown, there are examples by Charles Vickery of work done in Saugatuck.
Collection: Saugatuck Douglas History Center
Gift of Huntington Bank
2011.43.06Label
Charles Bridgeman Vickery
1913 - 1998
Birches and Lupines
c. 1980 | oil on canvas
Notes: Vickery captures the play of light typical along the southern and eastern shore of Lake Michigan.
Whitecapped
waves seem slightly ominous behind
the warm shadows in the foreground. Greys, present in the sky, hint at approaching dusk, or possibly, a coming squall.
Born in LaGrange, Illinois, Charles studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the American Academy of Fine Art. Though he did not live near a major body of water, Vickery did make weekly visits to Lake Michigan and became known for his ability to paint water, most notably, great sailing ships tossing against the elements of the sea. An intense focus on the elements of nature give Vickery's paintings a rare sense of context and relationship.
There are examples by Charles Vickery of work done in Saugatuck.
Collection: Saugatuck Douglas History Center
Gift Of: Huntington Bank (2011.43.06)Label
From "Collecting the Lakeshore" 2025-2026 at the History Center main floor gallery
Charles Bridgeman Vickery
1913-1998
Lupine and Birches
circa 1980 | oil on canvas
This painting and the one to your right have more in common than simply their Art Coast subject matter. Both paintings came to the History Center through Huntington Bank and represent a century-long tradition of Lakeshore banks as art patrons. This painting was on view at the Douglas branch until Huntington Bank donated it to the Saugatuck-Douglas History Center in 2011.
An intense focus on the elements of nature give Vickery’s paintings a rare sense of context and relationship. Here, Vickery captures the play of light typical along the southern and eastern shore of Lake Michigan. While this location is unknown, there are examples by Charles Vickery of work done in Saugatuck.
Born in LaGrange, Illinois, Vickery studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the American Academy of Fine Art. Though he did not live near a major body of water, he often said that his greatest instructor was Lake Michigan. Vickery made weekly visits to Lake Michigan and became known for his ability to paint water, most notably, great sailing ships tossing against the elements of the sea.
Gift of Huntington Bank
Accession 2011.43.06
