Fishing Shacks
2012.60.01
On paper
Watercolor
Artworks
Voss, Mary
2012.60
Randall, Ursula
Donation
Randall, Ursula
1940 - 1949
School: Ox Bow
Signed Name: Ursula Randall
Watercolor of Fishing Shacks on the Kalamazoo RiverOxBow
18 in
23 in
Image Size: 23 x 18"
AC bay 05
Art Conservation Room
Good
Randall, Ursula
Ursula Brodbeck Randall Fishing Shacks, Saugatuck c. 1948 | watercolor Notes: Ursula Randall studied painting at OxBow in the 1940s. Though the Summer School of Painting held classes on the OxBow campus, the students often painted around Saugatuck and Douglas. This image of fishing shacks, still common on the Kalamazoo River in the 40s, romanticizes the simple buildings and tools used by the hard-working fishermen. The total lack of negative space give the work an intensity that is almost naïve, but truly exhilarating. The bright trees are the only indication that there is a world outside the composition! Collection: Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society Gift Of: Ursula Brodbeck Randall
Typical of the type of watercolors done by OxBow students of that era. Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2012-08-13
08/13/2012
10/02/2025