Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Drawing |
Catalog Number |
2022.016.058 |
Description |
Mixed-media drawing on board by Howard Colvin, probably as an advertisement for the La Crosse Tribune. Drawing of the Doerflinger Building at 400 Main Street in Downtown La Crosse. Grayscale drawing with watercolors and ink. |
Year Range from |
1930 |
Year Range to |
1984 |
Provenance |
Howard Colvin was an active member of La Crosse's art community and was involved with the Men's Sketch Club. He also organized the first Art Department at the La Crosse Tribune after World War II. |
Material |
Board |
Dimensions |
W-25 L-18 inches |
Length (in) |
18.000 |
Width (in) |
25.000 |
Signature Location |
Bottom Right |
Signed Name |
Howard Colvin |
People |
Colvin, Howard |
Subjects |
Art Businesses Advertising |
Search Terms |
La Crosse Tribune Doerflinger's |
Notes |
Doerflinger’s occupied the corner of Fourth and Main streets in downtown La Crosse for many years, beginning as the Park Store in 1881. When the Park Store building was destroyed by fire in 1903, the store’s founder William Doerflinger rebuilt on the same spot. The new Doerflinger store reopened with great fanfare in April 1904, attracting excited crowds. Doerflinger’s remained La Crosse’s iconic downtown department store until 1980, when a second Doerflinger’s store opened in Valley View Mall, then another in Center 90 in Onalaska. Financial problems led to the closing of all Doerflinger stores by 1984. |