2018.01

Van Ark, Mae

Donation

1955 - 1960

Date: 1959

ArtPainting of Sand DuneOx Bow painting

Fair

Several small areas of loss of paint approximately 1/16" diameter along lower 1/5th of canvas.

From "Collecting the Lakeshore" 2025-2026 at the History Center main floor gallery Vernon Lobb dates unknown Dunes circa 1950s | oil on canvas The painting was done by Vernon Lobb around 1959. It was of the area between OxBow and Lake Michigan. At that time vegetation was short. Sixty years later trees are much taller. He was a scholarship student and lived upstairs in the Waldorf Astoria which was the building on the waterfront. (Lagoon) The ground level was the print studio. It became a safety risk like the old gallery and was torn down. - Mike Van Ark, Ox-Bow business manager Vernon Lobb was a student and worker on Ox-Bow’s campus in the late 1950s. He later moved to California where he continued to work as an artist. The painting evokes parallels with Abstract Expressionism in its handling of paint and movement across the canvas. The work also suggests connections between its dunescape subject and the work of artists like Hoerman and Bornarth nearby in their shared approaches to line, texture, and value. Gift of Mike and Mae Van Ark Accession 2018.01.01

The painting was done by Vernon Lobb around 1959. It was of the area between OxBow and Lake Michigan. At that time vegetation was short. 60 years later trees are much taller. He was a scholarship student and lived upstairs in the Waldorf Astoria which was the building on the waterfront. (Lagoon) The ground level was the print studio. It became a safety risk like the old gallery and was torn down. - Mike Van Ark. Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2018-01-08