Name/Title
Ferry StoreEntry/Object ID
2016.23.04Description
Watercolor painting of the Ferry Store by Martha Deam. In the bottom right corner it reads: “To Mrs. Palmer- Happy Birthday 1948, Martha Deam”
Item is shrink wrapped to a board and unframed.Type of Painting
On paperCollection
Buildings: CommercialCataloged By
Voss, MaryAcquisition
Accession
2016.23Source or Donor
Aschbrenner, Charles C. 1937-2016, Spencer, Chris Tracy 1943-2022Acquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Artist
Severt, Martha (Deam) 1929-2014Date made
1948Lexicon
Search Terms
Ferry Store water color painting by Martha DeamDimensions
Height
18-1/2 inWidth
23 inLocation
Drawer
AC flat file 3Room
Art Conservation RoomRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Severt, Martha (Deam) 1929-2014Interpretative Labels
Label
Martha Deam Severt
The Ferry Store
c. 1940 | watercolor
Notes: Martha Deam Severt studied art at Ox-Bow and the University of Pennsylvania as well as in many countries of the Orient and Southeast Asia where she traveled in her work with the U.S. government. She has had one-man shows in Japan, Taiwan, Burma, Malaysia and Singapore.
She taught painting during
the winter at the Deland Museum in Florida. (From Painting the Town, Kit Lane)
This painting was a gift from a young Martha to Jean Palmer, who owned the Ferry Store. For many years it was displayed in the Mary Kay cottage at Ox-Bow where Mrs. Palmer spent her summers.
Collection: Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society
Gift of: Chris Spencer and Charles AschbrennerGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Given to Jean Palmer on her birthday in 1948 from Martha Deam.
Status: OK
Status By: Mary Voss
Status Date: 2016-06-13Create Date
June 13, 2016Update Date
October 2, 2025
