Painting, "Michigan Treetop" by Doris Lee, circa 1947
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Doris Lee (1904-1983) painted scenes from everyday American life. Her later works, such as Michigan Treetop (1947), incorporated flattened shapes and simplified forms inspired by her interest in and collections of American folk art. The J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned this painting for the "Michigan on Canvas" exhibit, which traveled the state, including the Henry Ford Museum.
Doris Lee (1904-1983) painted scenes from everyday American life. Her later works, such as Michigan Treetop (1947), incorporated flattened shapes and simplified forms inspired by her interest in and collections of American folk art. The J.L. Hudson Company, a Detroit department store, commissioned this painting for the "Michigan on Canvas" exhibit, which traveled the state, including the Henry Ford Museum.
Artifact
Painting (Visual work)
Date Made
circa 1947
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
56.92.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the J. L. Hudson Company.
Material
Oil paint (Paint)
Canvas
Wood (Plant material)
Bronze (Metal)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 27 in
Width: 37.875 in
Inscriptions
metal label on front of frame: MICHIGAN ON CANVAS / Michigan Treetop / DORIS LEE / THE J. L. HUDSON COMPANY COLLECTION paper label on back of frame: #37 / MICHIGAN TREETOP Doris Lee / Whimsey and humor play a large part in the reports of artist Doris Lee, / who sees Michigan's apple crop in terms of these fruit-laden branches, / which she has made into a border-like design. Second only to its cherry / crop, which is the largest of any state in the country, is Michigan's pro- / duction of more than 7,000 bushels of apples a year. stamped on back of frame: MIDTOWN FRAME SHOP
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