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M-289 James Godwin Scott Collection

The James Godwin Scott Collection documents this nationally known artist's years in St. Louis through his watercolor paintings of life along the Mississippi River - both urban and rural - and other scenes of the city's development. Accompanying the paintings are letters, clippings, sketchbooks and other paper ephemera related to the artist's career. Currently, the paintings are digitized.

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: Abstract Canyon; Horizontal abstract of canyons in reds, yellows, blues, and greens.

: Approaching Jefferson City on MV Melinda B; Vertical riverscape view from a barge with a city in the distance., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott; Titled on reverse

: Autumn Stream; Horizontal Autumn lanscape of a stream flowing through a forest., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott; Titled on reverse

: Bermuda Boat Dock; Large red boat and two small white boats at the boat docks in Bermuda., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott Bermuda

: Bermuda Coastal Scene; Boats and buildings on the coast of Bermuda., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott Bermuda 1983

: Big River (Bonne Terre, MO.); Horizontal landscape of trees hanging over a river in yellows, greens, blues, and browns., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott; Titled on reverse

: Dawn, Near Carondolet; White boats on the river., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott

: Dock, Blue Rocks, NR Lunenburg; Horizontal scene of a dock and boat on a body of water with rocks and trees in the background., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott; Titled and dated on reverse

: Fishing Boats and Dock; Landscape of boats on the water near a dock with houses, mountains, and a cloudy sky., Signed lower right: James Godwin Scott

: Fog Lifting Underway - Chester, IL; Horizontal riverscape with boats, buildings, and fog., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott; Titled on reverse

: Golden Trees; Horizontal Autumn landscape in browns, yellows, and greens., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott; Titled on reverse

: Gram. (Augusta Oestereich); Portrait of an elderly woman in a blue sweater on a brown background., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott 1966. Reverse has a note that this is a portrait of Ted's (Scott's partner) grandmother from France

: Grand Marais; Horizontal landscape of a fisherman on the lake coast, and the lighthouse in Grand Marais, Michigan., Titled on reverse

: Havasu Creek; Landscape of a creek running through a canyon with a cloudy sky.

: Haying, Connemara; Landscape of a white cottage, body of water, and a man bailing hay., Signed bottom left: James Godwin Scott

: High Water, St. Louis Fuel; Horizontal scene of St. Louis Fuel and boats on the river with a bridge in the background., Signed lower right: James Godwin Scott; Titled on reverse

: Homestead, Harshaw, AZ; Horizontal landscape with trees, a house, and a cloudy sky., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott; Titled on reverse

: Kimmswick, MO; Horizontal scene of a white house and a red shed with a white picket fence and trees., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott; Titled on reverse

: Landscape of trees and water; Landscape of trees looking onto a body of water., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott

: Larue, AR Post Office; Horizontal scene of an old post office and gas station in Larue, Arkansas., Signed lower right: James Godwin Scott; Titled on reverse

: Loading Raft, Colorado River Grand Canyon; Three men loading a raft on the Colorado River., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott

: Lunenburg: Study in Red; Horizontal village scene with a figure in an alley surrounded by red buildings., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott; Titled on reverse

: Maeystown, Spring; Horizontal landscape of a village behind a line of trees., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott; Titled on reverse

: Martha's Vinyard Lighthouse; Horizontal scene of a white home and a lighthouse on the coast with the ocean in the distance and a cloudy sky., Signed lower right: James Godwin Scott; Titled on reverse

: Marula, Bermuda; Horizontal scene of a white and red ship named Marula., Signed lower left: James Godwin Scott; Titled on reverse

: Men in Boat; Three men fishing in a boat.

: Men in Red Boat; Two men in a red boat titled Breege Dingle., Signed lower right: James Godwin Scott

: Monterey; Horizontal scene of the buildings, piers, and boats on the Monterey coast., Titled on reverse

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