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Saugatuck Ferry

Painting
Oil painting on canvas of the Saugatuck Chain Ferry painted by Max Gerger in 1946. The painting depicts a chain ferry close to the east-shore ferry landing with a cruiser-style boat and the Mt. Baldhead Hotel visible on the left side of the composition.
Saugatuck Ferry by Gerger

2019.17.07

Collecting the Art Coast

Easel

Oil

Artworks1850 Chain ferries and landings/stores

Voss, Mary

2019.17

Decker, Susan (Gerger)

Donation

Gerger, Max 1910-1973

1946

17 in

23 in

AC bay 07

Art Conservation Room

Good

Max Gerger 1910-1973 Saugatuck Ferry 1946 | oil on canvas The old chain ferry scow is about to land on east side of the Kalamazoo River, where the next load of passengers awaits. Max Gerger was born in Reese, Michigan, but lived and worked in Detroit for most of his life. An admirer of the Ashcan School of New York, Gerger studied with George Rich, a student of Robert Henri. Mr. Gerger held executive positions in the commercial art field and was well-known for historical illustration. He spent many summers painting in Saugatuck where he often sketched the weathered faces of local fishermen and dockside scenes. Collection: Saugatuck-Douglas History Center Gift of: Susan (Gerger) Decker Accession: 2019.17

Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2019-05-06

05/06/2019

10/02/2025