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 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 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…

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…

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…

Black and white photograph of a wooden building along the Kalamazoo River at Ox-Bow "Summer School of Painting" in Saugatuck, Michigan. In the photograph, a young man stands atop a balcony stairwell and hand-painted drawings decorate the exterior of…

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…

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…

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 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 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 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…