Great Lakes Art Database

"Spotlight Salute"

Description
Creator
Sprague, Howard F., Artist
Item Type
Lithographs
Description
Colored lithograph of D&C ships City of Alpena (1893) and City of Detroit (1889) passing at night. Spague was fond of painting dramatic night scenes. Often referred to as “Spotlight Salute,” this lithograph is matted in a gold leaf frame covered by glass, and was originally displayed in the reception room of the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company’s executive offices in Detroit. It was donated by Raymond Kolowich in 1958, who was the last owners of the D&C Line.
Date of Original
ca. 1893
Date Of Event
ca. 1893
Dimensions
Width: 39 in
Height: 28 in
Subject(s)
City of Detroit II (steamboat)
City of Alpena (Steamboat)
Local identifier
W1958.004.001
Collection
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Detroit
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 42.3214038878842 Longitude: -83.0498698730469
Donor
Raymond Kolowich
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Contact
Detroit Historical Society
Email:jeremyd@detroithistorical.org
Website:
http://detroithistorical.org

Street/mail address:

Jeremy Dimick

Director of Collections & Curatorial

Detroit Historical Society

5401 Woodward Avenue

Detroit, MI USA 48202

P. 313.297.8391

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"Spotlight Salute"


Colored lithograph of D&C ships City of Alpena (1893) and City of Detroit (1889) passing at night. Spague was fond of painting dramatic night scenes. Often referred to as “Spotlight Salute,” this lithograph is matted in a gold leaf frame covered by glass, and was originally displayed in the reception room of the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company’s executive offices in Detroit. It was donated by Raymond Kolowich in 1958, who was the last owners of the D&C Line.