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Print
This is a lithograph made by artist and teacher Elsa Ulbricht, and titled “Our Bar”. This lithograph was made in 1938. The clothing of the bar patrons reflects the year, such as in the small brimmed hats and loose shirts tucked into trousers. There are several details that make this scene particularly interesting, such as the sweeping gaze of the patron in the top left of the composition, who looks over at the shadowy figure on the far right. The person on the far right faces the main table with no drink in hand, and the body language of everyone suggests tension. There is a small black cat in the bottom right corner and its body contour acts like an arrow pointing up at the shadowy figure. The bar appears casual as we can see one person sitting on a crate and there are boxes of presumably beer in view behind the bar.
Print of a bar scene by Elsa Ulbricht

2018.13.18

PrintLithograph

Artworks

Gollannek, Eric 1975-

2018.13

Carls, Ken

Donation

Ulbricht, Elsa 1885-1980

1930 - 1940

Date: 1938

Lower right

Elsa Ulbricht

BarLog Cabin BarSandbarSaugatuck

AC bay 12

Art Conservation Room

Excellent

Ulbricht, Elsa 1885-1980

From “Keeping an Eye on History” at the OSH 2018 Bar Elsa Ulbricht lithograph , 1938 the art | While the bar is unidentified, it could well be a Saugatuck scene as this print was similar in size and presentation to a companion piece that depicted the interior of the Saugatuck Fruit Exchange. the artist | Elsa Ulbricht grew up and lived primarily in Milwaukee and attended Pratt Institute in New York. She first came to Saugatuck in the summer of 1913 and studied with Frederick Fursman and Walter Marshall Clute. She taught summer art classes in Saugatuck for nearly 60 years, serving as the Director of Ox-Bow from 1947 to 1958. SDHC Collection, gift of Kenneth R. Carls and James A. Schmiechen Accession number 2018.13.18

06/13/2018

09/02/2024