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Apple Tree by Cora Bliss Taylor

Collage
This collage features a textured look to form the artist's depiction of an apple tree. Cora Bliss Taylor, "Apple Tree" c. 1940-1950. Collage, mixed media. As an art teacher who ran her own art school in Saugatuck, Cora liked to experiment with, and was comfortable and ultimately competent with, diverse kinds of artistic media. This "expressionistic" collage borders on abstraction. It is a fine example of Taylor's ability to successfully create beauty using a "hodge podge" of media. Cora even constructed frames to complement her works.
Textured collage depicting an apple tree by Cora Bliss Taylor

2006.06.02

Collage

Artworks

Voss, Mary

2006.06

Joan Lalley

Donation

Taylor, Cora Bliss 1889-1986

1940 - 1950

Signed Name: Cora Bliss Taylor Signature Location: bottom left

CollagePaintingSDHS Art CollectionCollageTaylor, Cora BlissApple TreeSDHS Art Collection

30 in

20 in

Frame Size: 34.75h x 24.75w

AC bay 24 long works

Art Conservation Room

Art Conservation Room

Art Conservation Room

Excellent

This item was restored by Dave Ball Fine Art The frame was restored also.

Excellent

Taylor, Cora Bliss 1889-1986

from Cora Bliss Taylor "Cody's World" exhibit, Aug 2019 at the OSH Apple Tree c.1945 | Mixed media collage Creator: Cora Bliss Taylor In Apple Tree, Cora Bliss Taylor diverts from her usual brightly colored palette to work with dark colors. The diagonal trunk anchors the informal composition. The drab colors of the trunk and leaves are made up of combinations of reds and greens. The artwork shows her interest in artistic experimentation using collage. The mixed media assemblage of torn paper and paint includes paper apples and leaves applied to the surface. Collection: Saugatuck-Douglas History Center Gift of: Joan Lalley Acc # 2006.06.02

From “Seasons at the Lakeshore” at the History Center 2024-2025 Cora Bliss Taylor 1889-1986 Apple Tree ca. 1945 | mixed media collage In this mixed media artwork, Cora Bliss Taylor diverts from her usual brightly colored palette to work with dark colors. The artwork shows her interest in artistic experimentation using collage. The mixed media assemblage of torn paper and paint includes paper apples and leaves applied to the surface. The subject evokes fall at the Lakeshore, well known as the Fruit Belt of Michigan from before Taylor’s time and continuing today. Cora ‘Cody’ Bliss Taylor was a beloved artist and educator in Saugatuck, running her own Taylor Art School from 1931 until well into her retirement years in the 1980s. SDHC Collection Gift of Joan Lalle Accession number 2006.06.02

Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2007-08-06

09/12/2006

09/14/2026