Great Lakes Art Database

Yoreda (yacht)

Description
Creator
Dowling, Edward J., S.J., Artist
Item Type
Watercolor paintings
Description
This watercolor of the motor yacht YOREDA (1929) was painted by the donor, Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. for the Dossin Great Lakes Museum's collection. It shows a starboard profile view of a white yacht, double decked with one mast and one stack and is signed at the viewer's lower right "Edward J. Dowling, 1968".
Yoreda was owned by Detroit businessman Aaron DeRoy. It was built by DeFoe Boat and Motor Works in Bay City, Michigan. The vessel name is simply "A. DeRoy" in reverse.
DeRoy was a dentist who became an early executive in the automobile business in Detroit, owning first a Hudson-Essex dealership, and later a Studebaker dealership. He established the Aaron DeRoy Motor Car Co. and was the founder and president of the Michigan Automotive Trade Association. DeRoy was an avid fan of yachting and powerboat racing prior to his untimely death in 1935. His wife Helen became a major benefactor to the arts in Detroit, and donated funds for an events hall at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, named for her husband.
Date of Original
1968
Date Of Event
ca. 1930s
Dimensions
Width: 27 in
Height: 19 in
Subject(s)
Yoreda (yacht)
Local identifier
1968.073.001
Collection
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Detroit
    Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 42.33143 Longitude: -83.04575
Donor
Fr. Edward J. Dowling
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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Yoreda (yacht)


This watercolor of the motor yacht YOREDA (1929) was painted by the donor, Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. for the Dossin Great Lakes Museum's collection. It shows a starboard profile view of a white yacht, double decked with one mast and one stack and is signed at the viewer's lower right "Edward J. Dowling, 1968".
Yoreda was owned by Detroit businessman Aaron DeRoy. It was built by DeFoe Boat and Motor Works in Bay City, Michigan. The vessel name is simply "A. DeRoy" in reverse.
DeRoy was a dentist who became an early executive in the automobile business in Detroit, owning first a Hudson-Essex dealership, and later a Studebaker dealership. He established the Aaron DeRoy Motor Car Co. and was the founder and president of the Michigan Automotive Trade Association. DeRoy was an avid fan of yachting and powerboat racing prior to his untimely death in 1935. His wife Helen became a major benefactor to the arts in Detroit, and donated funds for an events hall at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, named for her husband.