Abstract acrylic painting with monochromatic figures in foreground and loose brushwork depicting fireworks flashing in the night sky in upper part of painting.

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.

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.

This collage features a textured look to form the artist's depiction of an apple tree. Cora Bliss Taylor, "Apple Tree" c. 1940-1950. Collage, mixed media. As an art teacher who ran her own art school in Saugatuck, Cora liked to experiment with, and was comfortable and ultimately competent with, diverse kinds of artistic media. This "expressionistic" collage borders on abstraction. It is a fine example of Taylor's ability to successfully create beauty using a "hodge podge" of media. Cora even constructed frames to complement her works.

Sylvia Randolph, "Autumn Scene", c. 2009 - Watercolor, framed. Sylvia Randolph was one of the best known and loved residents. Born in Cincinnati in 1905, she graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Illinois in 1926. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Sylvia pursued additional art classes at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Ox-Bow School of Painting under Frederick Fursman and Michael Mason, and with Albert Krehbiel. Later, Sylvia taught high school Latin, English, and Art in Waukegan, Illinois. She became a permanent residetn of Saugatuck in 1968, where she painted until her death in 2008. This late watercolor captures the exuherance typical of Randolph's work. Here, she records and interprets a bright auntumn day along the river.

Oil-on-canvas landscape painting in a wooden, gilt frame. The painting depicts bright, sandy dunes as seen from a shaded viewpoint with pine trees and grasses in the foreground. A note penciled on the frame of "Sept 24" may indicate the painting was created on September 24.

Drawing of a woman standing with a child and other people enjoying a beach along the Lake Michigan shore by Wilfrid Berg.

This landscape painting depicts Lake Michigan set behind a dune. A small group of birch trees is shown to the right as well as flowering plant life among the sand.

Albert Krehbiel, "Bird Boat Builder", c. 1938 - Oil on board, framed and matted. The painting depicts the rustic boat house, a ship on blocks, and an old truck decked with snow on a gray, winter day. Ghostly bare trees fill the background. The finish on this painting is almost like plaster. There are no brush strokes, but rather, the finish is "built up" with layers of paint or gesso. This gives the artist the ability to "scratch" into this finish and to "wash out" the colors. In this case, the technique is used to create the illusion of grey winter air. Krehbiel, one the Chicago's best-known artists, spent many winters in Saugatuck.

Oil Painting of boats in Lake Kalamazoo, painted by Peggy Boyce. framed in a 2.5 wood frame with glass.