Collection Item - Saugatuck-Douglas History Center

Lutz painting class by the river

Photograph

DescriptionDan Lutz, an Ox-Bow painting instructor (wearing a striped t-shirt at right) is working along with his class on the riverbank with the Water Street fishing shanties visible on the opposite shore. This image was featured as History Mystery #10 with the text: The Gotham, a Saugatuck fishing tug - seen on the very left - sank in November 1943 with the loss of Lou Gotham, his two sons and two other crew members. Olendorf did a painting of this image.

BillOlendorfSDHSRestored.jpg 4.5MB; Artists Painting waterfront ca 1942

painting class by pumphouse.jpg 1MB; Dan Lutz in striped tshirt

031 Critique with Dan Lutz.jpg 3MB; Dan Lutz pointing at a student work with stick

Entry/Object ID

2021.72.32

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital scan

Subject Person or Organization

Ox-Bow/Summer School of ArtWater St. Fishing DocksGleason Net Shed c1919-1965Bayside Inn/Hungerford River HouseGotham (boat) -1943Demerest Fishing ShantyLutz, Dan 1906-1978

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Kalamazoo River

Collection

1910 Ox-Bow1845 Fishing, commercialBuildings: LostBuildings: CommercialArtists

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

09/19/2024

Updated By

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Update Date

09/19/2024