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M-289 James Godwin Scott Collection

This collection documents the career of James Godwin Scott (1931-2015), from the watercolors he produced in St. Louis of life along the Mississippi River - both urban and rural - and other scenes of the city's development, to the dramatic abstract acrylic paintings of his later career in Arizona. Accompanying the paintings are letters, clippings, sketchbooks and other paper ephemera related to the artist's career. A small selection of 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 notes this is a portrait of Theodore Schmitt's grandmother from France. Schmitt was a close friend of the artist.

: 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, Arizona., 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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