1940 - 1945

PaintingPainting by Cora Bliss TaylorMt. BaldheadKalamazoo River

5-1/2 in

7-1/2 in

Good

from Cora Bliss Taylor "Cody's World" exhibit, Aug 2019 at the OSH Fishing at Mt. Baldhead c.1940s | Watercolor Creator: Cora Bliss Taylor Cora Bliss Taylor was a master watercolorist. With command of color and composition she was able to manage the illusion of depth. In this example, detail is limited to the foreground. In the background she provides just enough detail for someone in the know to understand the location. The scene depicts a fisherman on the Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck moving through teal water from right to left across the picture, towards a second boat and fishing nets. The tree at the left guides the viewer’s eye toward Mt. Baldhead, identified by the suggestion of steps. Collection: Saugatuck-Douglas History Center Gift of: Cynthia Sorensen Acc # 2013.19.01

from “Michigan Dunes,” August 2018 at the OSH Cora Bliss Taylor 1889 - 1986 Fishing at Mt. Baldhead date unknown | watercolor on paper Cora Bliss Taylor experimented with, and was competent at, several artistic media. Taylor first visited Saugatuck, Michigan, which was to become her home, on her honeymoon in 1914. (Her husband, James, a Chicago attorney, died in 1948.) Cora founded the Taylor Art School, a summer institute with visiting instructors, in 1931. The Taylor Art Gallery boasted 2,000 visitors the first year. As Art Director of the Saugatuck Chamber of Commerce, she was instrumental in attracting many Chicago people to the Saugatuck area. Taylor continued to teach painting for many years, specializing in teaching children. (adapted from the Archives of askArt.) Collection: Saugatuck Douglas History Center Gift of Cynthia Sorensen 2013.10.01

Framed by Marie Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2013-04-22