
4th of July Fireworks, Saugatuck
Abstract acrylic painting with monochromatic figures in foreground and loose brushwork depicting fireworks flashing in the night sky in upper part of painting.
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Artworks with an emphasis on works by local artists or works that illustrate local places
Abstract acrylic painting with monochromatic figures in foreground and loose brushwork depicting fireworks flashing in the night sky in upper part of painting.
Robert Wilson Fagan, "House on Butler" c.1990. Watercolor, framed and matted.
Impressionistic painting of a white-haired woman in a white dress sitting with her elbow resting on a white-clothed table. A vase of white flowers on the table. The background is patches of green, blue and yellow. The blue cast in all the light areas of the image strongly suggests the sitter is outside. A golden tag on the silver frame says "A Friend of Ma Heuer, Saugatuck" and "Arthur Klindt Houldberg c. 1919" NOTE in the 2021.30 accession file is an envelope of press clippings, photos of the artist and the model, high quality film positive, artist biography information and more that was compiled by Christine Schwartz.
Commercial art illustration of three men in military headgear (an officer's dress cap, a helmet and a Navy sailor's "Dixie Cup" service cap) singing along with the text "A Victorious New Year." Each word is separated by a musical note. The back of the illustration board is a time stamp that reads "JAN [??]42" and the artist's initials "NPS"
6.5"x3" abstract landscape oil painting on paper by B. Phillips
Large, abstract panel painting, possibly influenced by Cubism, Russian Futurism, Rayonism or Art Deco, depicting rays or facets emerging from a central golden sphere. Green background and plain silver-painted frame. A brass plaque on the frame indicates the artists name and donor B.J. Silverstone. See interpretive notes from 2019 exhibit.
"Miinaande Waabigone" (Purple Flower) Flat beadwork piece in a Anishinaabe woodland motif of burgundy, yellow and orange flowers bracketing a larger purple blossom. The back of the piece is covered in white leather.
A pen and ink drawing done by Kachadoorian Zubel, that may be of a mother and child. The "mother" is presented in profile while the child looks at the viewer. This image is in black ink on tan paper and set within a brushed chrome frame. It also has a black, assymetrical mat with a white border. In the lower right hand corner is Zubel's signature where it reads, "Zubel '61." There is a small stain just above the signature. On the back of the frame there is a pocket which contains a piece of paper with a handwritten note on it which reads, "To Jeannie Love, Zubel 1961." It is unknown if Jeannie is related to Chris Spencer in some way.
Cora Bliss Taylor, "All Saints' Church", no date - water color and gouache, matted and framed. Taylor depicts the All Saints' Saugatuck entrance tower. Here, she captures the charm of one of Michigan's finest Carpenter Gothic churches. The technique used here transforms the iconic Saugatuck church into an arrangement of abstract patterns and shapes. The angularity and color thrust the eye upward toward "heaven."
Watercolor painting by Cora Bliss Taylor 16' x 20" Framed in a gold painted wood frame. with 3" cream colored mat. Scene is of an alley from the street with a house on the left and a brick building on the right.