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From “Keeping an Eye on History” at the OSH 2018
Mt. Baldhead
Carl Forslund
pastel on paper, no date
the story | A view of the iconic radar station atop Mt. Baldhead from the east across the dunes from Saugatuck’s Oval Beach. Mt. Baldhead itself was the scene of Native American rituals and over time the area’s most visited site. (The George Brown piece in this exhibition is another interpretation of this same scene.)
the artist | Carl Forslund (1927-2018) worked in wood-cuts, oils, acrylics, and pastels. He served overseas in the military in the aftermath of WWII, after which he earned a degree in Wood Technology from the University of Michigan. In relation to his artistic practice he commented: “I am interested in painting the contrast between the geometric shapes created by man and the free-form masses created in nature.”
SDHC Collection, gift of Kenneth R. Carls and James A. Schmiechen
Accession number 2018.13.10Label
From “Seasons at the Lakeshore” at the History Center 2024-2025
Carl Forslund
1927-2018
Mount Baldhead
n.d. | pastel
This pastel captures an autumn view of the iconic radar station atop Mount Baldhead from Saugatuck’s Oval Beach.
Carl Forslund (1927-2018) worked in wood-cuts, oils, acrylics, and pastels. He served overseas in the military in the aftermath of WWII, after which he earned a degree in Wood Technology from the University of Michigan. In relation to his artistic practice, he commented, “I am interested in painting the contrast between the geometric shapes created by man and the free-form masses created in nature.” This Mount Baldhead view combines both.
SDHC Collection
Gift of Kenneth R. Carls and James A. Schmiechen
Accession number 2018.13.10