Black and white photograph of a group of plein air painters at Ox-Bow Art Community, as taken on July, 19, 1962 in Saugatuck, Michigan. In the photograph, the painters are seen working on their compositions outdoors, while looking on to the female…

Black and white photograph of two artists standing and seated next to a wooden building at Ox-Bow Art Community in Saugatuck, Michigan. In the photograph, the two artists are talking outside on the sandy lawn next to an exterior staircase and an…

Black and white photograph of a young artist cleaning something next to a sink at Ox-Bow Art Community in Saugatuck, Michigan. In the photograph, a sign is posted next to the sink reading, "Do not wash brushes in the sink." Scanned from the…

Black and white photograph of a group of plein air painters at Ox-Bow Art Community in Saugatuck, Michigan. In the photograph, the painters are seen working on their compositions outdoors, while looking on to the female subject who is dressed up in…

Black and white photograph of two plein air painters at Ox-Bow Art Community in Saugatuck, Michigan. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of a plein air painter at Ox-Bow Art Community. In the photograph, a woman is painting outdoors while looking toward her subject who is another woman in more formal summer attire. Scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of several individuals plein air painting dockside along Lake Macatawa near Holland, Michigan. Plein air painting in Macatawa, Michigan was a tradition for students attending Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck,…

Black and white photograph of a group of people painting dockside along what appears to be the water of Lake Macatawa near Holland, Michigan. Plein air painting in Macatawa, Michigan was a tradition for students attending Ox-Bow "Summer School of…

Collection of two black and white photographs and one color photograph or postcard from a photo album associated with Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. The top left photograph features a painting hanging above a piano with a…

Newspaper clipping including a continuation of the article "Ox-Bow: A Midwest Summer Art School Begins a New Era." The article highlights the classes and outstanding students and staff of the Summer School of Painting in Saugatuck, Michigan. Several…

Collection of four black and white photographs from the page of a photo album associated with Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. The top left photograph has a clothesline tied to a building with paintings hung across. The top…

Newspaper clipping titled "Ox-Bow: A Midwest Summer Art School Begins a New Era." The article shares a narrative of the traditions and history of the Summer School of Painting in Saugatuck, Michigan. Two photographs accompany the article and feature…

Collection of two black and white photographs and a sepia-toned photograph from the page of a photo album associated with Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. The top left photograph is of a painting that is hung above a…

Black and white photograph of a group of students plein air painting at Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. In the photograph, a class of student artists are painting beneath what appears to be a windswept White Pine tree that…

Black and white aerial photograph of the wooded grounds of Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan as taken from above the southwestern shore. In the photograph, the historic buildings of Ox-Bow can be seen including what appears to…

Black and white aerial photograph of the wooded grounds and surrounding landscape of Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan as taken from high above the southwestern shore. In the photograph, the historic buildings of Ox-Bow can be…

Black and white aerial photograph of the wooded grounds of Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan as taken from above the western shore. In the photograph, the historic buildings of Ox-Bow can be seen including what appears to be…

Black and white aerial photograph of the wooded grounds of Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan as taken from above the northern shore. In the photograph, the historic buildings of Ox-Bow can be seen including what appears to be…

Black and white photograph of a man walking toward wooden buildings that appear to be the studios of Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. The buildings are partially obscured by several large windswept trees and the water of…

Black and white aerial photograph of the Oxbow bend of the Kalamazoo River in Saugatuck, Michigan. In the photograph, the art school's campus can be seen from a bird's eye view of the Kalamazoo River, Oxbow Lagoon, Tallmadge Woods, and the…

Black and white photograph of the nineteenth century landmark building known as "The Ox-Bow Inn" located at the center of the Ox-Bow grounds in Saugatuck, Michigan. The historic inn is known as the heart of the campus and is nestled among the trees…

Black and white photograph of a group of people painting dockside along what appears to be the water of Lake Macatawa near Holland, Michigan. Plein air painting in Macatawa, Michigan was a tradition for students attending Ox-Bow "Summer School of…

Black and white photograph of a group of people at Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. The group of nearly twenty-five people are standing outdoors on the Ox-Bow grounds and pose for the picture in front of several trees and…

Black and white photograph of a man in a white tee shirt and glasses as he paints on a canvas in what appears to be the outdoors of Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. The photograph is blurry and the gentleman appears to be…