R. C. Brittain House by Fort, Robert "Harry"
2011.11.02
Purchased from the Beatrice Finch Estate by Jim Schmiechen for $300 and donated to the SDHS. A note attached says, that Unsigned painting purchased by the Historical Society with a gift from Bob and Doris Mershbach. Status: OK Status By: Mary Voss Status Date: 2011-03-28
03/28/2011
12/02/2022
OilOil
Saugatuck, Michigan (geographic place)
Artworks
Voss, Mary
Fort, Robert "Harry"
1930 - 1940
Painting
Art
Category 08: Communication Objects
PaintingBrittain House
Art Conservation Room
Art Conservation Room
Art Conservation Room
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Fort, Robert "Harry"
Rediscovering a Michigan Painter
From "Robert Fort: Rediscovering a Michigan Artist" at the OSH 2020 Robert Harry Fort 1875 – 1954 The Brittain House undated | oil on canvas The linear quality of this painting reveals Robert Fort’s training as an architect/builder. Fort was a commercial artist in Chicago. He also worked as an architect and later as a boat builder. This painting is probably unfinished. It gives insight into the way Fort worked and his technique for underpainting. This house stood at the corner of Mason Street and Griffith Street in Saugatuck at the site of the current Chemical Bank. Collection: Saugatuck-Douglas History Center 2011.11.2 Gift of Bob and Doris Mersbach