Great Lakes Art Database

Seth Arch Whipple palette picture

Description
Creator
Whipple, Seth Arca, Artist
Item Type
Paintings
Description
This unusual work by Seth Arca Whipple was painted on a wooden artist’s palette, and illustrates an unnamed, generic package freighter of the period. Whipple was a highly sought Detroit artist who produced numerous commissions for ship owners, resulting in dozens of detailed paintings. This piece was donated by George W. Stark, editor of the Detroit News, in 1951
Date of Original
ca. 1890s
Date Of Event
ca. 1890s
Dimensions
Width: 12.5 in
Height: 13.5 in
Subject(s)
Packet Steamer
Local identifier
W1951.011.001
Collection
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Language of Item
English
Donor
George Stark
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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Seth Arch Whipple palette picture


This unusual work by Seth Arca Whipple was painted on a wooden artist’s palette, and illustrates an unnamed, generic package freighter of the period. Whipple was a highly sought Detroit artist who produced numerous commissions for ship owners, resulting in dozens of detailed paintings. This piece was donated by George W. Stark, editor of the Detroit News, in 1951