Artist

Ervin Stewart

born Indian River, MI 1907-died Cheboygan, MI 1988
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Photograph by Rich Treml
Born
Flint, Michigan, United States
Died
Cheboygan, Michigan, United States
Active in
  • Indian River, Michigan, United States
Biography

Ervin Stewart was a housepainter by trade, but spent a great deal of time fishing in Mullet Lake near his home in northern Michigan. His decoys are weighted at the front to move up and down easily in deeper water (interview with the artist, Rich Treml, 1987).

Works by this artist (42 items)

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William Christenberry, River House, 1980, wood, construction board, paperboard, metal, and dirt, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Benjamin P. Nicolette, 1994.92
River House
Artist
Date1980
wood, construction board, paperboard, metal, and dirt
On view
William Christenberry, 5¢, Demopolis, Alabama, 1978, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Benjamin P. Nicolette, 2006.31.4
5¢, Demopolis, Alabama
Artist
Date1978
chromogenic print
Not on view
William Christenberry, Memory Form, 1998, monoprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Louis M. and Sally B. Kaplan, 2009.2.1
Memory Form
Artist
Date1998
monoprint
Not on view
William Christenberry, Church, Sprott, Alabama, 1971, printed 1981, dye transfer print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1984.26.1, © 1971, William Christenberry
Church, Sprott, Alabama
Artist
Date1971, printed 1981
dye transfer print
Not on view