View of Saugatuck Harbor from Ox-Bow by Chapin

Painting

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

View of Saugatuck Harbor from Ox-Bow by Chapin

Entry/Object ID

2026.31.01

Description

View of the warehouses along Water Street as seen from across the Kalamazoo River, somewhere along Park Street.

Type of Painting

Panel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Context

A plein air painting of a local scene by an important Ox-Bow painting instructor.

Collection

Artworks

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2026.31

Source or Donor

Tews, Karen

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Notes

This painting was purchased from Kamp Gallery in Chicago in 1996 by Herb and Karen Tews. It is a recent donation to the History Center’s permanent art collection.

Made/Created

Artist

Chapin, Francis 1899-1965

Date made

circa 1940

Dimensions

Dimension Description

canvas, not including 3.5" ornate gold frame

Height

16 in

Width

20 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

From "Collecting the Lakeshore" 2025-2026 at the History Center main floor gallery Francis Chapin 1899-1965 View of Saugatuck Harbor from Ox-Bow circa 1940 | oil on panel This oil painting evokes the immediacy of a view returned to again and again by artists in the twentieth century. Francis Chapin served as director of the Ox-Bow Summer School of Painting in the 1940s and took students to paint en plein air often as part of their studies. This painting was purchased from Kamp Gallery in Chicago in 1996 by Herb and Karen Tews. It is a recent donation to the History Center’s permanent art collection.

Create Date

September 19, 2026

Update Date

September 26, 2026