Children Coming Home From School by Robert Harry Fort

Painting

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Oil painting of a winter scene in Saugatuck

Oil painting of a winter scene in Saugatuck

Name/Title

Children Coming Home From School by Robert Harry Fort

Entry/Object ID

2019.50.01

Description

Oil painting titled "Children Coming Home from School" by Robert Harry Fort. The scene is of Saugatuck Michigan in the snow showing the Methodist and Congregational Churches and surrounding houses. It also shows children at play and a woman hanging laundry on a line.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject

Children coming home from school

Collection

Artworks, Childhood, Winter, Buildings: Homes, cottages and private residences

Cataloged By

Voss, Mary

Acquisition

Accession

2019.50

Source or Donor

Thomas, John

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

This painted was formerly accessioned as 2019.33.02. It was updated by Sally Winthers on 19 October 2024 at the request of Ken Kutzel.

Made/Created

Artist

Fort, Robert "Harry" 1875-1954

Date made

1947

Dimensions

Height

22 in

Width

28 in

Location

Shelf

AC bay 14

Room

Art Conservation Room

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Fort, Robert "Harry" 1875-1954

Person or Organization

First Congregational Church Saugatuck

Person or Organization

Saugatuck United Methodist Church 1884-

Exhibition

Rediscovering a Michigan Painter

Interpretative Labels

Label

From "Robert Fort: Rediscovering a Michigan Artist" at the OSH 2020 Robert Harry Fort 1875 – 1954 Untitled (Children Coming From School) c. 1947 | oil on canvas Here we are looking north through the backyards of the houses on Griffith Street in Saugatuck. It is a winter day. In the foreground, a woman is hanging laundry behind the Newnham House, where the artist lived. The house to the right of the Newnham House is now Lucy’s restaurant. On Mason street, to the right, the local children can be seen on their way home from school. To the left, we see the Methodist Church on Mason Street. In the background, the First Congregational Church looms over the scene. Exhibited: Muskegon Artists Annual Exhibition, Hackley Art Gallery, 1947 Collection: Saugatuck-Douglas History Center 2019.33 Gift of John Thomas and Ed Green

General Notes

Note

Notes: signature in block letters along bottom edge. Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2019-09-23

Create Date

September 23, 2019

Update Date

October 19, 2024