Name/Title
The Ferry StoreEntry/Object ID
2016.48.01Description
Original modernistic watercolor by Francis Chapin titled, "The Ferry Store". This is a view of the interior of the Saugatuck landmark.Type of Painting
On paperContext
The soda fountain at the Ferry Store, next to the west-side ferry landing was a popular hang out, especially for Ox-Bow students and staff.Collection
ArtworksCataloged By
Voss, MaryAcquisition
Accession
2016.48Source or Donor
Kutzel, KenAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Artist
Chapin, Francis 1899-1965Lexicon
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Painting, Ferry StoreLocation
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AC bay 07Room
Art Conservation RoomRelationships
Related Person or Organization
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Chapin, Francis 1899-1965, Wise Residence/515 Park/Ferry Store/Heath Shop 1917-1980s?Exhibition
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Francis Chapin
1899 - 1965
Interior, The Ferry Store
c.1940 | watercolor
Notes: Francis Chapin was born in Bristolville, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from Washington & Jefferson College and attended the Art Institute of Chicago on a fellowship.
From 1929 to 1946, he was a teacher at the Chicago Art Institute, and from 1941 to 1946 directed the Summer School at Ox-Bow in Saugatuck, Michigan. He also taught at the John Herron Art Institute at the Indianapolis Art Museum and the University of Georgia. Chapin was dubbed the Dean of Chicago Painters in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s
Images of the interior of the Ferry Store are very rare. This “modernist” view of the Saugatuck landmark captures the fun that the location represented to those who were familiar with it.
*adapted from the Archives of askART
Collection: Saugatuck Douglas History Center
Gift of: Kenneth M. Kutzel and William M. McGlone
Accession: 2016.48.01General Notes
Note
Notes: (framed Archivally
very rare image.
Status: OK
Status By: Mary Voss
Status Date: 2016-12-27Create Date
December 27, 2016Update Date
September 3, 2024