Robert 'Harry' Fort, "Churches in Winter", no date - Oil on canvas. This whimsical scene shows children playing in Griffith Street at the corner of Mason. Fort lived at that intersection and often painted scenes he could see from his porch at the Newnham House. Olivet College - notes on the artist: "Born in Bloomington, Illinois, Robert H. Fort was living in Chicago by 1890 and was soon listed as a commercial artist. His artistic training is unknown. He first visited the Saugatuck, Michigan area in 1904 and by a1915 ha had moved there with his family. Having eye troubles, the artist took up boat building and carpentry but later returned to painting. In later years he lived with his sister on Griffith Street where he painted many scenes he could see from her front porch. The artist was also an early member of the Saugatuck Art Association."